by Wendell Berry, 2002 Wonderful writer (Wayne’s Uncle Bob’s favorite writer and became Wayne’s favorite writer). 1. Nathan Coulter; 2. Remembering (Andy Catlett loses his arm); 3. A World Lost (Uncle Andrew’s murder)
Category: Fiction
Years
by LaVyrle Spencer, 1986 Long novel about 1917-1919 young girl named Linnea, goes to small wheat farming community to be the school teacher. Falls in love with Theodore – 35 years old.
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo, 2000 Awesome children’s book! Ten year-old girl, finds a dog, names it Winn-Dixie.
Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Piccoult, 2005 Really good – Dad kidnaps daughter for her own good, gets caught 28 years later. Two loves – Eric and Fitz for Delia.
The Weight of Water
by Anita Shreve, 1997 Really good – island off East coast – Smuttynose – two Norwegian women murdered but one survived.
Out to Canaan
by Jan Karon, 1997 A “gentle read” as described by the Fort Collins Public Library, this is the 4th book of the Mitford series. Father Tim is married to Cynthia, a beautiful artist, and their lives are blessed by each other and the love they have for the town and people of Mitford. These books […]
Congo
by Michael Crichton, 1980
Simon’s Family
by Marianne Fredriksson, 1999
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini, 2003 Afghanistan–moving tale about two boys in Afghanistan at the time of the Russian invasion and then under the Taliban.
Catch 22
by Joseph Heller, 1961 I was not able to continue reading this book after the first chapter or so. Something turned me off so badly, I threw it away. (I had picked it up for free from a garage sale.) However, it is a Pulitzer Prize winner and classic, so maybe I need to give […]
Plain Language
by Barbara Wright, 2003 A younger woman marries an older man and helps him on his farm on the dry eastern plains of Colorado during the dust bowl.
While I Was Gone
by Sue Miller, 1999
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett, 2001 Great book about a famous opera singer taken hostage with 200 others in a South American mansion.