I read a lot, and in my job I am often asked to recommend books and authors to people too. Here is a list of some of my favourites. (this list does get updated too as I discover new books and authors)
Books
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chavalier
- My Name is Resolute by Nancy E Turner
- 84 Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
- The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
- I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
- Orphan X series by Greg Hurwitz
- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Authors
- Tracey Chevalier
- Elizabeth Chadwick
- Phillipa Gregory
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Sharon Penman
- Patricia Briggs
- Mary Alice Monroe
- Barbara O'Neal (also writes as Barbara Samuel)
- Nora Roberts (also writes as JD Robb)
- Kerry Greenwood
- Paulette Jiles
- Susan Rebecca White
- Alice Hoffman
- Ian Hamilton
- Robyn Carr
- Marie Benedict
- Alice Hoffman
- Judy Nunn
Your book choices show taste and discernment.. I know.. 'cause most of them are my favs Also.. would recommend.. Francesca's Kitchen.. by Peter Pizzelli,.. just read it for the third time.. lots of Italian-American cooking and family stuff.. Quilting,cooking, reading.. not a bad life... and a daily walk.
ReplyDeleteThank you - I will look out for it at my library.
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