HappyGrace Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Things I've read and enjoyed-anything by Francine Rivers, Maeve Binchy, John Grisham... I can't find a good new fiction author so I've been reading and enjoying the following: Kisses for Katie, 12 Years a Slave, and a couple Christian biographies. Just ordered the new John Grisham but it's not in yet, also the biography of the guy who created the Muppets (blanking on his name right now). Christian is good and also I am fine with secular if it's clean. HELP please!!! Need something good to read this week because I have a couple days off to just relax and read! Fiction or nonfiction is fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Elizabeth Goudge: The Scent of Water and The Dean's Watch. Most of her wonderful books are out-of-print; however, both of these are available through Amazon.com and, I'm pretty sure, Christian Book Distributors. Happy reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The Cellist of Sarajevo was a beautiful read as was No One is Here Except All of Us. This year I also enjoyed: Ender's Game And the Mountain's Echoed The Daughters of Mars The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet The Shadow of the Wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Is Princess Bride a good read? I've been tempted to read it but haven't. Dee Henderson has a book that came out in Oct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I am enjoying The Inheritance by Tamara Alexander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The Cardturner, by Louis Sacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes, the Princess Bride is a good read. :-) You might try to find the Mrs. Pollifax books. Yes, they must be read in order. The first one is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I really liked The Thirteenth Tale. It's clean and really sucked me in. The Book Thief is clean, but it made me cry. :( Worth it, but I try to stay away from tear-jerkers normally. My own life has enough to be sad about (haha - sorta). I'm actually enjoying YA fiction with my 12 year old. We listened to the audiobook for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, and are now listening to the first Young Sherlock Holmes book, Death Cloud. I can knit while I listen, which means I get more "reading" done AND more knitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I just reread Mrs. Mike, a book I'd read as a girl in my mom's Reader's Digest Condensed Books. I'd not remembered the book until seeing the description of the free Kindle download. http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Mike-Ben-Nancy-Freedman-ebook/dp/B00FY5YB4C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384174202&sr=8-1&keywords=mrs+mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Miss Julia No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Jeeves & Wooster Mrs. Pollifax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 PD James (murder mysteries, though my favorite is Children of Men) or Wodehouse - any of the Jeeves books (Right Ho, Jeeves, Code of the Woosters, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 THANK YOU for the recommendations! Off to check them all out! :) :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The Gods and Kings series by Lynn Austin is an Interesting take on the kings of the Old Testament. I loved it! Anything by Charles Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Miss Julia No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Jeeves & Wooster Mrs. Pollifax I just reread Mrs. Mike, a book I'd read as a girl in my mom's Reader's Digest Condensed Books. I'd not remembered the book until seeing the description of the free Kindle download. http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Mike-Ben-Nancy-Freedman-ebook/dp/B00FY5YB4C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384174202&sr=8-1&keywords=mrs+mike Elizabeth Goudge: The Scent of Water and The Dean's Watch. Most of her wonderful books are out-of-print; however, both of these are available through Amazon.com and, I'm pretty sure, Christian Book Distributors. Happy reading! I 2nd all these ones recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley. The first one is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachingTwins Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I'm enjoying The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Another vote for Shadow of the Wind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 I ordered some of these and meanwhile found Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and started it and it's not bad so far! Haven't read far enough to really recommend it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I just finished Mrs. Mike. Thank you for recommending it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Edenbrooke and Blackmoore both by Julianne Donaldson. Excellent!! Clean romance reminiscent of Jane Austen. Love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Things I've read and enjoyed-anything by Francine Rivers, Maeve Binchy, John Grisham... Our tastes are similar. :) I recommend books by: Fannie Flagg - my favorite is Can't Wait to Get to Heaven - but I've liked them all. Mitch Albom - Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven - loved them both. Ken Follett - Pillars of the Earth, etc. Anne Tyler - The Beginner's Goodbye and lots of her other books Sarah Addison Allen Alexander McCall Smith - but I much prefer his Isabel Dalhousie series over the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Other Titles: The Housekeeper and the Professor The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 John Grisham's "The Last Juror" This is an older book, but I read it last week and I am still thinking about the story line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I really liked Ally Condie's "Matched" trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Dorothy Sayers books are good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Anything by Lynn Austin. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 John Grisham's "The Last Juror" This is an older book, but I read it last week and I am still thinking about the story line. I wonder if I've read this. I probably have. I love his older stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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