Keeping up with the Books section of our site and the author interviews for our Sundays With Writers is fun and challenging. I feel so honored to share about great books with you. The pacing to keep things fresh is challenging for a single reader though! With that in mind, today we kick off a new monthly feature called Community Reads. If you are a part of our MomAdvice Hangout Group, each month I will ask about what you are reading and ask for a short blurb on a book. You can also email books you are loving to me to amy(at)momadvice(dot)com and I can also add them to our monthly lists.
My hope is to inspire you to connect with at least one incredible book this year and I hope you will enjoy this new feature with even more reads each month!
Recommended by: Kristen (who also happens to be a librarian- DREAM JOB!)
Maud is an elderly widow with dementia. Her daughter is getting fed up with Maud’s insistence on finding her friend Elizabeth. The whole thing reminds Maud of something else- when she was a child, her beloved sister also disappeared suddenly. Maud’s unreliable narration fascinated me in a similar way to “The Girl on a Train“ or the film “Memento.”
Recommended by: Rhonda
This was an awesome thriller that kept me turning the pages! I can usually figure things out but this had a few good twists!
Recommended by: Ana
This was a quick read and I really enjoyed it. If you love food and good writing, you won’t be disappointed.
Recommended by: Beth
I just read Elizabeth Strout’s MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON. I loved it. It is a simple but deep story about a woman and her relationship with her family.
Recommended by: Mimi
I enjoyed The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. It’s about a young girl from Ireland who was stolen and forced into slavery. It is an older novel, 2010, but worth reading.
I also read the first of a series, A Pocket Full of Shells by Jean Reinhardt. It’s the story of an Irish family that survived the great hunger. I am Irish and have been on an Irish novel reading jag for a few years now.
Recommended By: Elly
Recommended by: Alice
Goodman seeks restitution for his Jewish family’s stolen heirlooms during World War II. The first half of the book is the story of the his great-grandparents and grandparents who collected the priceless pieces, many of whom lost their lives during the Holocaust. The second half of the book is the story of finding these lost pieces and restoring them to his family. Because of the first half, the reader is invested in his family and cheers Goodman on to vindicate them in this small way.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get these books and read them myself! What did you read this month that you loved? Feel free to recommend your favorite reads below or join us in the group to chat about your favorites! We love new friends!
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