After much civil discussion, we were able to come up with our list of 11 books for 2009.  I’m excited about the recommendations: 

 

Month

Title

Author

Jan

Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follet

Feb

Loving Frank

Nancy Horan

Mar

Scarlett

Alexandra Ripley

Apr

Eat Pray Love

Elizabeth Gilbert

May

Crank

Ellen Hopkins

Jun

American Wife

Curtis Sittenfeld

Jul

19 Minutes

Jodi Picoult

Aug

Three Cups of Tea

Greg Mortensen

Sept

The Shack

William Young

Oct

Big Russ & Me

Tim Russert

Nov/Dec

Audacity of Hope

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books that were also suggested as good reads are:

Twilight – if you are one of the few that hasn’t

Til We have Faces by C.S. Lewis

Ominvore Dilemna

Kabul Beauty School

Christ the Lord by Anne Rice

Run by Ann Patchett

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