Cori Belle

Listed in the order in which they were read - not by importance or preference.

***The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad

***Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson (Newberry Award winner, Seattle-area author, reminds me of the Little House on the Prairie books!)

**Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson

***A Circle of Quiet, by Madeleine L'Engle (memoir, I liked this the best of the 3, 4? she's written)

**Girl Meets God, by Lauren F. Winner

***Tales From the Bed, by Jenifer Estess (tear-jerker, about a friend dealing with cancer)

***Lucia, Lucia, by Adriana Trigiani

***The Big Stone Gap series, by Adriana Trigiani (can you tell I was on a Trigiani kick?  I love her writing!)

**The Innocent Man, by John Grisham

***Three Weeks With My Brother, by Nicholas Sparks (never read his romance novels, but this memoir is wonderful)

**If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name, by Heather Lende

**Crow Lake, by Mary Lawson

**Operating Instructions, by Anne Lamott

***The White Masai, by Corinne Hofmann

***Frankly Pregnant, by Stacy Quarty (this, and the book below, were the best companions during my pregnancy - great humor!)

***Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, by Vicki Lowe

***West of Kabul, East of New York, by Tamim Ansary (intriguing look at an American-Afghani man grappling with the events of 9/11)

***The Appeal, by John Grisham

**/*Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert (loved the travel writing aspect, but her theology is sadly way off)

***The Queen of the Big Time, by Adriana Triganni

**The Maytrees, by Annie Dillard (love Dillard's writing, but didn't "get" this book - more poetic than some of her others)

***The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald (short, succinct English novel.  Love her style.)

**Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (warning: some explicit writing.  If you can get past that, it's a good story surrounding circuses in the Depression era)

**Louder Than Words, by Jenny McCarthy

*Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire.  I was swept away by the fantasy in the original Oz books, but this one seemed so dark and lackluster in comparison, I couldn't get past the first half of the book.
 
**The Blue Flower, by Penelope Fitzgerald (not as good as The Bookshop, but I still enjoy her writing)

**Letter to My Daughter, by Maya Angelou

***Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point, by Elizabeth D. Samet (don't be intimidated by the title - fascinating and entertaining book, not a hard read)