i just finished reading...Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas

it was really good...enjoyed it immensely...

its about a young gal who farms her hubbys land while he is off fighting in the war between the states...its all the letters that she wrote to her sister but it is loaded w/ references to quilting

Thanks for the tip. That is just my kind of read.

Thanks for the title. Love books about that time period and quilting references will be an added bonus.

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Just finished Poor Mrs. Rigsby by Kathy Herman. All of Kathy Herman's books are fantastic. She writes Christian fiction..suspense.

I need to read this book.

Just finished reading Emelie Richards- Wedding Ring, Endless Chain, and Lovers Knot Good read. Quilting theme in all.

Several :)

"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese - young boys (twins) growing up in an Ethiopian Missionary hospital and learning to be doctors from their adoptive parents. I like stories in foreign places that give me 'flavors' of their culture and history. Was a great read. First person narrative (one of the twins).

"The Help" by Katherine Stockett. One of the best books I've read in years. Again 1st person narrative but told by 3 different people. Takes place in Mississippi in the 60's - 2 of the narrators are AA maids to rich white women, the other is a rich white woman who doesn't quite agree that AA maids are "different". You "feel" the 60's. Excellent read (or listen as is how I "read" it). They're making a movie out of this one, I think it releases in August.

"Room" by Emma Donoghue. Another 1st person narrative (getting the hint yet?), but this time by a 5 year old boy. He describes everything as nouns ... his room is named "room", "chair", "wardrobe", etc. He and his mother are confined to this room but I won't tell you how or why as that would give it away. I enjoyed the book as a whole, very original and fresh perspective. Not crazy about the ending though but it didn't "ruin" the book for me.

And ....

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexdre Dumas. Yes, the classic. Again I like foreign culture and period pieces. Love the basic plot line of justice or some would call it vengence ... intricate, calculated, excellent character development. Give this classic a shot when you have a LOT of time on your hands, it's an incredibly long read but well worth it.

the peach keeper I just finished, but for the life of me cant remember the author....
now reading a turn in the road....

redturtle, that sounds good! I love getting titles from people. Thank you!
Loved - The Help and Room (someone else mentioned them)
I can't think at the moment but I always have a book going :)

Me too! Will have to write that one down.

Heaven is for real! Wonderful!! And marina. A trilogy of Russian history by Susan Warren. Christian. Not true but supposedly what could of happened! Excellent also!!

I second all of these. Also want to add
Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand
Scattered Lives (forget the author)
Double Vision by Lisa Scotoline

I read two or three books a week so I don't keep all of them in mind, but these have stood out in the recent readings.

I second all of these. Also want to add
Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand
Scattered Lives (forget the author)
Double Vision by Lisa Scotoline

I read two or three books a week so I don't keep all of them in mind, but these have stood out in the recent readings.

Just finished the new J.D. Robb. Guess my reading tastes are different, I go for mysteries and thrillers and stuff like that.

Rooms and The Book of Days by James Rubart
Snow Flower and The Secret Fan by Lisa See
Heaven Is For Real (Author ?)

I am currently reading......

Cowboys and Indians: The Shooting of J.J. Harper.

It is written by Gordon Sinclair Jr.

I read and liked:

Sisters of the Quilt ( a trilogy) Amish story Cindy Woodsmall
The things we do for love (Kristin Hannah)
Angel Falls (Kristin Hanna)
Firefly Lane (Kristin Hanna)

GILEAD by Marilynne Robinson; a Pulitzer winner. Robinson continued with the same characters in HOME and now I'm waiting to find out what happens next. I've read and enjoyed all the books Kent Haruf has written. Right now I'm enjoying THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD by Don Robertson.

The Lincolns - Portrait of a Marriage - by Daniel Mark Epstein. It gives alot of personal information that had never been published before. Since I am originally from Spfld Ill, I was really interested in all the details!

I read Water for Elephants. It was very good, some sad parts. I saw the movie after I read the book and the movie was not as good. They changed things and left parts out.

Same Kind of Different as Me...awesome read.

Thanks for starting this! I am always on the 'look' for a new book. Thanks to all of you for your suggestions! :)

Most recently:
The Help by Katherine Stockett
These is My Words by Nancy Turner
Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo and currently reading
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
My favorite book is Thirteen Moons by Charles Frasier, which I have read 3 times. I love his use of language in this book.
I love historical novels, as most of these are.

If you enjoyed this definitely read her " Prayers for Sale" again lots of quilting reference but a really good story about women in a Colorado mining town after the Civil War.

I am reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova. This is a novel about a Harvard professor who becomes an Alzheimer victim at about age 50. The story looks at the stages of this disease and its effects on the person and family and how they cope. This is pertinent to many of us who have a family member stricken with this disease. This book is the winner of the 2008 Bronte Prize.

Gloria in Toronto

Trying to finish up the HOUSE OF NIGHT series-----fun stuff. Also reading Jane Eyre. If you like real stuff---Sister(s) of Silence by Daleen Berry about her years of abuse by first hubby. Water for Elephants the best read in a very long time.

Hoping to get a book this week from library on American Indian legends.

I recently read a couple of really, really good ones, but the authors names are on my Nook, which is not with me:

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - about two young kids in SF - one Chinese and one Japanese, and the problems they had being friends at the beginning of WW2 and how they reconnected later in their lives.

The Angel of Death Row - non-fiction, but reads like fiction. True story of the first female public defender in Chicago

Same Kind of Different as Me - truly the best book I've read since "The Help". About a poor black man and a wealthy white couple in the south, and how they connected. Awesome read.

Cane River - even BETTER than the help. Follows a black family through the slavery days. It is truly one of the best books I've ever read in my life.

Thanks for all the suggestions, my Kindle will be busy this summer.

Without a Trace by Colleen Coble - very good drama and thriller

Quilts from Heaven by Lucinda Secrest McDowell-partnership of fabric and faith and the quilt designs. Lovely book.

Anything by Alexander McCall Smith. He writes series, i.e. The no 1 Ladies Detective Agency, 44 Scotland St and Isabel Delhousie. All are great.

Trail of thread, (a womans westward journey) Stitch of Courage, (a womans fight for freedom) & thimble of soil, (a womans quest for land) all written by Linda K. Hubalek, they are historical letters from 1854 to 1860 moving from KY to Mo. & from Ohio to Kansas. really gives yo9u the feel of what it was like for a woman back then. good fast read for all 3

Rainwater by Sandra Brown is an awesome read. I'm told it is much different than her "thriller" books.

I just finished CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fanny Flagg. I couldn't put the book down. It was even better than her FRIED GREEN TOMATOES.

I'm reading the Mitford Series, not sure which book right now. But they are great reading, I have the cookbook too.
Anyone remember the ice cream that our mother's and grandmother's used to make in the aluminum ice trays, they left the lever section out. The recipe is in there.

But I have a suggestion for a child's book, a friend of mine wrote it. I gave one to nephews this past Christmas, one was 6 and the other 8. The older one was reading it to the younger one.

http://www.olebluetales.com/about_ole_blue.html

"Water for Elephants" is awesome. It's already been made into a movie ~ but it was a really good read! Romance, intrigue, and yet heart warming and can't-put-it-downable. Starts off a little slow, but give it a chance ~ well worth the effort.

We read this one for Book Club last year and everyone said it was a wonderful but scary read. We all felt that every time we forgot where something was or someone's name, that it was the start of our slide down that slippery slope.

That being said, it was a wonderful book, generated a lot of discussion, and well worth the read. I would recommend it highly.

yes this was a very good book.......

I read The Help. One of the best I've EVER read!!!, Water for Elephants, is good! and all Mary Kay Andrews books. Mary Kay writes southern fiction. Very entertaining easy reads. ALso, The Saving of Cee Cee Honeycutt is a very entertaining easy read.

I just finished "Heaven is for Real". I can't remember the first name of the author but the last is Bepbo. It is the story of his son who spent time in heaven. It is awesome!