year. The impact and strength of the family group, the importance of character and resiliency,
the power of imagination were all illustrated here. Where were we as a country & in the world
112 years ago? Where will we be in another 112 years? Books entertain but also provoke
thought and contemplation. It's a big world out there, lots of books to chose from; what books
are our membership reading and recommending? Read on....
- Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell (2008). Biography, History, Iraq, Middle East, Travel, Archaeology, Adventurers, WWI, Mesopotamia, Lawrence of Arabia.
- 4 3 2 1: A Novel by Paul Auster (Feb. 2018). "Very long but interesting." Contemporary Fiction, Booker Prize Shortlist, New York, Family.
- The Waiting: The True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of Longing, and a Miracle for a Mother who Never Gave Up by Cathy LaGrow (2015). Biography, Adoption, Rape, Religion.
- **Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate (2017). Adoption, Historical Fiction, Sisters, Orphans, Child Trafficking, Georgia Tann.
- March by Geraldine Books (2006). Historical Fiction, American Civil War, Little Women, Pulitzer Prize, Slavery, Soldiers.
- Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan (2013). Memoir, Mental Illness, Neurology, Psychology, Medicine, Illness.
- The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kierman (2014). American History, Manhattan Project. WWII, Atomic Bomb, Women's History, Uranium.
- Ginny Moon: A Novel by Benjamin Ludwig (2017). Abuse, Adoption, Autism, Family, Foster Care, Contemporary Fiction.
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1862). 19th Century, Classic, French Revolution, HIstorical Fiction.
- *Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship and Purpose by Joe Biden (2017). Memoir, Politics, American History, Grief, Vice Presidents, Public Affairs.
- What are you reading.....and recommending?