Book List 2016

1. Morton, Kate, The Forgotten Garden, A tiny 4-year-old girl is abandoned on an Australian wharf in 1913. She only has a small suitcase and a beautiful book of fairy tales. 560pp. litlover.com.
2. Binchy, Maeve, The Nights of Rain and Stars, In a small town in Greece strangers see a boating accident. Then subsequently become entangled in each others lives. 368pp. bookrags.com
3. Bauermeister, Erica, Joy for Beginners, What would you do with a second chance at life? Having survived a life-threatening illness, Kate celebrates by gathering with six close friends. 288p. litlovers.com
4. Richman, Alyson, The Lost Wife, In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. 352p. litlover.com
5. O’Reilly, Bill and Dugard, Martin, Killing Kennedy, The End of Camelot, The authors go over the events before John F. Kennedy assassination and the aftermath. They also concentrate on the threat of Communists and the Cold War. 366p.
6. Brown, David, The Boys in the Boat, A group of rowers pursue Olympic gold during the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.llitlovers.com.
7. Irving, John,The Prayer for Owen Meaning, This book tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960's. 640p. litlover.com
8. Name-Naomi, Beautiful, blonde, materialist Delilah Levy steps into a life she could have never imagined when in a moment of panic she decides to marry a sincere Rabbinical student. 320p. litlover.co
9. Chamberlain, Diane, Pretend to Dance, Molly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets. She and her husband live in San Diego, where they hope to soon adopt a baby. But the process terrifies her. 384p.
10. See, Lisa, Shanghai Girls, This book centers on the complex relationship between 2 sisters, May and Pearl. They go through great pain and suffering in leaving war torn Shanghai. 314p. litlovers.com
11. Sendker, Jan-Phillip, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, A poignant love story set in Burma, tells the story of a successful New York lawyer who suddenly disappears until his wife and daughter find a love letter he wrote many years to a Burmese woman who they never heard of. 336pp. litlover.com

  1 3. Hepworth, Sally, The Things we keep,

    14. McClain, Paula, Circling the Sun.
     15. Hannah, Kristen, The Nightingale, Two sisters are in World War II France. One     sister is struggling in the countryside, the other one is joining the French Resistance. 444p. litlovers.com Check






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