Glennon Doyle Melton
Love Warrior
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book *** This is the true story (and self-help guide, of sorts) of Melton’s life and marriage. Melton...
Saroo Brierley
A Long Way Home
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the true story of Saroo Brierley’s childhood and his search for his family. As a...
Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the life story of Li-yan, an Akha girl (ethnic minority living in the southern region of...
Janet Finch
White Oleander
Genre: Fiction I gave this book *** This is the story of Astrid Magnussen, a twelve-year-old girl living in Los Angeles with Ingrid, her...
Trevor Noah
Born a Crime
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the true story of Trevor Noah, son to a black mother and white father (Swiss ex-patriot)...
Anne Rivers Siddons
The Girls of August
Genre: Fiction I gave this book * This is the story of Madison, Melinda, Rachel and Barbara. Now in their 40’s, The Girls of August, a...
Paula Hawkins
Into the Water
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the story of the Drowning Pool, a river located in the tiny town of Beckford, England, and...
B.A. Paris
Behind Closed Doors
Genre: Fiction I gave this book *** This is the story about a British woman named Grace. She meets Jack, a well-known lawyer for...
Jodi Picoult
Small Great Things
Genre: Fiction I gave this book *** This is the story of Ruth, an African-American, labor and delivery nurse working in a hospital in...
Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
The Year We Turned Forty
Genre: Fiction I gave this book ** This is the story of three best friends, Gabriela, Jessie and Claire, celebrating their 50th birthdays...
