Thanks to Karon for not only hosting September's meeting
but also for compiling this list.
but also for compiling this list.
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The following books were discussed
at the summer book club meeting.
Some are repeated suggestions from other meetings.
Happy reading!
Non-Fiction; Historical Fiction; Science Fiction
Dreams of Joy – Lisa See
Shanghai Girls – Lisa See
Crossing Purgatory – Gary Schanbacher
Healing Hearts – Beth Wiseman
*The Book Thief –Markus Zusak
(Ranks among Sue Z’s top favorites)
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist - books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
*Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts
(One of Pam Smith’s top favorites)
In 1978, gifted student and writer Greg Roberts turned to heroin when his marriage collapsed, feeding his addiction with a string of robberies. Caught and convicted, he was given a nineteen-year sentence. After two years, he escaped from a maximum- security prison, spending the next ten years on the run as Australia's most wanted man. Hiding in Bombay, he established a medical clinic for slum- dwellers, worked in the Bollywood film industry and served time in the notorious Arthur Road prison. He was recruited by one of the most charismatic branches of the Bombay mafia for whom he worked as a forger, counterfeiter, and smuggler, and fought alongside a unit of mujaheddin guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan. His debut novel, SHANTARAM, is based on this ten-year period of his life in Bombay. The result is an epic tale of slums and five-star hotels, romantic love and prison torture, mafia gang wars and Bollywood films. A gripping adventure story, SHANTARAM is also a superbly written meditation on good and evil and an authentic evocation of Bombay life.
Only Time Will Tell – Sheryl Lewis
The Secret Sisters – Joni Rodgers
Where Are You Now? – Mary Higgins Clark
Non-Fiction
Riddle of the Labyrinth – Margaret Fox
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