Need Reader Recommendations!!!

My family knows me and loves me. My husband got me the one thing I wanted for Christmas.

It was all I could do to restrain myself from reading it all yesterday. But we were with my husband's family in Miami and there was so much chaos, laughter and an adversarial game of Trivial Pursuit, so I was too busy.

My sister-in-law, Lori, who picked my name gave me a cute yoga outfit with a top that is my perfect color (royal blue if you need to know for future gift selections) AND a $50 Amazon Gift Certificate!!!

So I need YOU, my faithful readers (although sporadic commenters), to recommend some books for me to buy with my fistful of book dollars!

Thanks!

Di

Comments

[Shirley]

Merle's Door, Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote. You can borrow it from me though ! I loved this book. My Mom did too.

[Andrea]

remember when we spoke briefly and I said I had the perfect book and it made me think of you .... THIS WAS IT!

[joe f-ing freezing]

Ireland by Frank Delaney

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Testimony by Anita Shreve

I see you everywhere by Julia Glass

[Nicholas]

I doubt that our reading tastes coincide much, but since you enjoy Bill Bryson I'd recommend his I'm A Stranger here Myself.

[alice bee]

Hi Di, I love that you keep a spreadsheet of what you've been reading; I do too ! Here are the top 5 books that I read in 2008 that I have recommended to all of my friends:

#1 Time is a River - Mary Alice Monroe
#2 The Middle Place - Kelly Corrigan
#3 Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah
#4 A Good Yarn - Debbie Macomber
#5 Hot, Flat & Crowded - Why We Need a Green Revolution - Thomas Friedman

Based upon your list, I have reserved a few of your recommended titles at the library. I hope you enjoy my favorites too!

[alice bee]

Here are two outstanding videos of Kelly Corrigan reading excerpts from her book, The Middle Place:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXe5K4vNvSA

very good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q