I'm definitely going to add a cpl. of these to my list! "When Breath Becomes. Air" is probably the most profoundly moving book I have ever read. It is a quick read that leaves a very long lasting impression..... beautifully written, inspiring and heartbreaking. I know we typically have different taste in books, but please read this!
Ooh... some good ones. The lists shifts and changes, depending on what comes to mind on a given day - note to self, maybe keep a list! Those that come to mind:
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
Most books by Maggie O'Farrell, though The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, or Hamnet (also published in the UK as Hamnet and Judith) stand out.
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Favourite comfort read: the Cazalet Chronicles (5 novels, starting with The Light Years) by Elizabeth Jane Howard. (WWII-era sprawling family saga)
Favourite (modern) classics: Brideshead Revisited, The Great Gatsby
Demon Copperhead was also my book of the year and Still Life is in my top 10 of all time. Loved it. What a great list, Heather, and I see many books on there that are on my list to read. I will also check out St Henri books when I am next in Montreal! Some of my all-time favourite books are:
A Secret History by Donna Tart.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Fine Balance. By Rohinton Mistry
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Windup Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I am sure as soon as I click post, I will remember many more! Thanks for opening this conversation.
I'm definitely going to add a cpl. of these to my list! "When Breath Becomes. Air" is probably the most profoundly moving book I have ever read. It is a quick read that leaves a very long lasting impression..... beautifully written, inspiring and heartbreaking. I know we typically have different taste in books, but please read this!
Ooh... some good ones. The lists shifts and changes, depending on what comes to mind on a given day - note to self, maybe keep a list! Those that come to mind:
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
Most books by Maggie O'Farrell, though The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, or Hamnet (also published in the UK as Hamnet and Judith) stand out.
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Favourite comfort read: the Cazalet Chronicles (5 novels, starting with The Light Years) by Elizabeth Jane Howard. (WWII-era sprawling family saga)
Favourite (modern) classics: Brideshead Revisited, The Great Gatsby
Demon Copperhead was also my book of the year and Still Life is in my top 10 of all time. Loved it. What a great list, Heather, and I see many books on there that are on my list to read. I will also check out St Henri books when I am next in Montreal! Some of my all-time favourite books are:
A Secret History by Donna Tart.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Fine Balance. By Rohinton Mistry
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Windup Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I am sure as soon as I click post, I will remember many more! Thanks for opening this conversation.
I LOVE Edith Wharton, but also loved Bel Canto.