My total of books read for the year is 42. Six were books I had read before-a trilogy by Renee Riva, The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas, As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti and Unseduced and Unshaken by Rosalie De Rosset.
Recommended fiction
- As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti Emmalyn moves to Madeline Island, wondering what's next in life and waiting for her husband to finish his time in prison. Emmalyn meets some new friends and finds a way to make something good out of difficult circumstances.
- Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson Daniel was a young man living in Europe during World War II. Now he is in his 80s, and he hires journalist Quenby Vaughn to find a girl he knew from his boyhood in Europe.
- The Giant Pumpkin Suite by Melanie Heuiser Hill This book is written by a Minnesota author and is the story of a group of neighbors who work together to grow a giant pumpkin.
- Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Hannah goes to Germany to meet a grandfather she never knew existed. Hannah learns much about her family history that she never knew. Like Catching the Wind, this is also about World War II
- The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom An autobiography of a woman who lived in Holland during World War II, including time spent in a concentration camp.
- The Art of Explanation by Lee LeFever This book is for anyone in education, sales, marketing, human resources or someone who wants to improve their communication skills.
- Better Off (Flipping the Switch on Technology) by Eric Brende Brende tells the story of his year living with minimal technology.
- Unseduced and Unshaken by Rosalie De Rosset Written for women who want to live an intentional life. Though De Rosset's target audience is young women, it is relevant for those past their twenties.
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