Lost in the Forest: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)53 reviews Sue Miller Ballantine Books, 2006 Daisy and Duncan + Pulled in two different directions Regarding Mark's discovery of his 15 yr. old daughter's relationship with a 53 year old man: Yes, the relationship is repulsive and hard to read about. We are forced to open our eyes to something that we know as a society does happen: many atrractive young girls do become the objects of older ...             The Life You Longed For: A Novel13 reviews Maribeth Fischer Touchstone, 2008 This would make a great movie! + Best novel I've read in ten years. + Maribeth Fischer is a genius I literally could not put this novel down. It grabs you on page one and never lets you go, never lets you relax. It procedes with high emotional intensity to the end. This is a novel that teaches -- about mitochondrial disease, about Munchausenn's, about the failings of the child protective ...             Lucky: A Memoir253 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2002 I couldn't put this book down + Brave, compelling read + A Must Read + Very Worthwhile             The Notebook1485 reviews Nicholas Sparks Warner Books, 2004 The Notebook + Difficult emotionally + Memorable + What True Love Is All About + descriptive and lively settings             The Wedding265 reviews Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2003 Wonderful story for married folks with some years in the marriage + Finding Love in Marriage + Touching love story from Sparks + Read this book in 2 days             A Virtuous Woman (Oprah's Book Club)107 reviews Kaye Gibbons Vintage, 1997 Southern Voices Echo + Worth reading - a treatise on love + Wonderful If the theme and heart-felt stories of Souhern souls resonate within your own soul, this is a wonderful read for you. It dares to probe the inner worlds of people in ways you will never forget. Another excellent read from a Southern voice about love, faith and the struggle to become whole can be ...             The Secret Life of Bees1385 reviews Sue Monk Kidd Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 very good book + Amazing + Goes down easy, but it ain't exactly fluff + Bee's             The Memory Keeper's Daughter858 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Pretty decent book if you don't mind knowing what's coming next. This book overall was a good read. It kept me interested even though it was very predictable. The emotions of the characters kept me reading. The price is right, so pick it up for a diversion. You'll be satisfied.             Cold Rock River27 reviews J. L. Miles Cumberland House Publishing, 2006 Moved to the Top of my All Time Favorite List + TRUE SOUTHERN FICTION + Great Story + Good story, but beware... + Gripping, a page turner!             When Crickets Cry65 reviews Charles Martin Thomas Nelson, 2009 NEW FAN I AM + Heartfelt, heartbreaking, and heartwarming! + When Crickets Cry + Redemption + Charming             The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition24 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Hardcover, 2007 Difficult story to read, but worth it + What a wonderful book! + AN INCREDIBLY HONEST STORY OF CRUELTY, GUILT, & FORGIVENESS + Awesome story telling with lots of twists             Angels & Demons2181 reviews Dan Brown Pocket, 2006 Excellent, Plot-twisting Thriller + I confess that I got hooked... + A good read + It's fiction - to be read as such             The Da Vinci Code3857 reviews Dan Brown Doubleday, 2003 Dan Brown + Hard to put down. Dan Brown hit a homerun here. This book has an awesome story line and really keeps you wanting more. The action is fast yet easy to keep up with. Brown has a great way of making you feel like you know what's going on in the story, but still surprises you in the end. Read the book first, saw the ...             A Thousand Splendid Suns1285 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 "A Thousand Splendid Suns" Review + Couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. + Simply Astonishing + Khalled Hosseini + perfect             Sold55 reviews Patricia McCormick Hyperion Book CH, 2008 The Power in Believing + Moving + An Excellent Read + Emotional, Sad and Sensitive + A sensitive topic, but worth the read             The Lovely Bones2534 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2004 Wow, 'nuf said! + Sad but good! + Definitely different... This book was truly interesting - I told several of my friends to read it so that we could discuss it!!             The Mermaid Chair: A Novel2 reviews Sue Monk Kidd Viking Adult, 2005 THIS BOOK SPOKE TO ME... + Story of a woman rediscovering herself This is the story of a woman's re-awakening of self. It is the story of forty-two year old Jessie Sullivan, a woman who has sublimated herself throughout her married life to her husband and her daughter. Now that her daughter is going away to college, empty nest syndrome looms on the horizon, along ...             The Bluest Eye (Oprah's Book Club)497 reviews Toni Morrison Plume, 2000 Powerful, masterful + A Story Everyone Needs To Read! + A Fantastical, Yet Disturbing, Read Toni Morrison is a tremendous writer who really makes me think, and this book was no exception. The details of the story are absolutely tragic- a young girl is raped by her father and bears his baby, who dies. Meanwhile, she's so full of socially-created self-hatred that she wishes for blue eyes, ...             While I Was Gone Sue Miller Ballantine Books, 1999             When Crickets Cry65 reviews Charles Martin Thomas Nelson, 2009 NEW FAN I AM + Heartfelt, heartbreaking, and heartwarming! + When Crickets Cry + Redemption + Charming