by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
This very witty, yet also serious, novel is entirely composed of letters. A writer starts receiving these letters in 1946 from members of a book club who formed their society to save themselves during the German Occupation. It's an easy, yet powerful, enjoyable read. I own a copy and would be glad to let anyone borrow it.
I haven't read the following 2, but have heard they're good and noticed that they're both available in book club sets at the Provo library, so we wouldn't have to worry about buying them.
1. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 2 boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take and unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature. 197 pgs.
2. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Dangerously ill after failing to climb K2, Greg Mortenson was sheltered and nursed in a remote Pakistan village; he promised to return and build them a school. 338 pgs.
PS Kara, are you going to post your short-story collection suggestion?
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Three Cups of Tea is one I have wanted to read for a long time too
The short story collection mentioned is The Essential Tales of Chekhov, which I recommended before. If you want to check out more about it, just click on nominated books and scroll down. I would also like to recommend Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor (also short stories), for those of us who need a good laugh.
Amen to Three Cups of Tea and Guernsey Literary. I'd love to read both of those.
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