Clay's Quilt (Ballantine Reader's Circle)51 reviews Silas House Ballantine Books, 2002 Long live House! + Outstanding - Clay and Alma are great character in fiction + A Welcome New Voice in Southern Fiction I had the privelege of reading this book years ago, and immediately sat down to write its creator; little did I know that he would write me back (spending the time to scratch out his thoughts on a post card no less) and express how truly down to Earth that he was. I have read all three of his ...             A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years, Book 2)71 reviews Jan Karon Penguin Group, Inc, 1996 A Light in the Window + A Light in the Window + Bring on the cocoa... I recently discovered the Mitford Series and have completed books one through 6. A Light in the Window is book two in this charming and captivating series. I had just finished reading a few very heavy books that were wonderful, but draining, and was looking for something light and fun to read. ...             Tangerine Dream84 reviews Ken Douglas, Jack Stewart Bootleg Press, 2003 Shades of a Past President and his Problem + A bit of a stretch, but pretty good + Very Good Book Club Pick United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...             Salem Falls132 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2002 Joy for a Jodi Picoult Fan + Excellent Modern-Day Crucible + Jodi Picoult Does It Again + A Touch of Witchery             Sloppy Firsts: A Novel426 reviews Megan McCafferty Three Rivers Press, 2001 great books. + Super sarcastic fun + Isn't She Darling? + INTRIGUING and WITTY + Jessica Darling!             The Last Days of Dogtown: A Novel58 reviews Anita Diamant Scribner, 2006 Gripping novel + The Last Days of Dogtown + Good Read Could not put it down! Anita Diamant's "The Last Days of Dogtown," like "The Red Tent," is a chick book (although my husband also likes them), but extremely well written and researched. Diamant's fluid and lovely writing style, historical perspective, thoughtful observations, action, and the ...             I Wish I Had a Red Dress86 reviews Pearl Cleage Harper Paperbacks, 2002 Classic Cleage imagery.... + Pretty Good Book + Nice Red Dress "I Wish I Had a Red Dress" was written in the style of many of Cleage's other titles--a lead heroine who is so busy working tirelessly for the greater good, she hasn't made time to surrender to love. This piece's lead, Joyce, however has been mourning her husband Mitch for what seems like far too ...             Gods in Alabama124 reviews Joshilyn Jackson Grand Central Publishing, 2005 Hilarious read! + An Unexpected Surprise!... + You can run but you can't hide! + Very enjoyable and memorable writing             The Summer I Dared: A Novel25 reviews Barbara Delinsky Pocket, 2005 Life Changing Experiences + Great Summer Read + Charming with a good message. + Pleasant read with a warm story + good book             Blindness (Harvest Book)363 reviews Jose Saramago Harvest Books, 1999 Book In Perfect Condition With Prompt Delivery + the white sickness + Very strong and disturbing story I was very satisfied with my purchase of this book because it was in perfect condition and it was delivered in a prompt manner.             Sam's Letters to Jennifer185 reviews James Patterson Grand Central Publishing, 2005 A must read!! + LOVE THIS BOOK! + B+, Good, Light Reading and Romance To Boot I loved this novel and would like to see the world read it. I think it told the well known, though not often practiced, secret of living a fulfilled life. Dream big, laugh often and never let a day go by without loving with all your heart. Life is a journey and we make of it what we will, but love ...             Shoot the Moon82 reviews Billie Letts Grand Central Publishing, 2005 This is REAL storytelling + Shoot the Moon + Good Mystery + Billie Letts does it again + B, A Redneck Whodunnit             The Last Girls: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)67 reviews Lee Smith Ballantine Books, 2003 "The Girls" meet "The Group" Can events experienced early in women's lives really have an effect, either constructive or noxious, on the rest of their lives? This is the primary question address by author Lee Smith in her novel The Last Girls. In 1966, five Southern college "girls" take a rafting trip down the Mississippi ...             The Jane Austen Book Club: A Novel283 reviews Karen Joy Fowler Plume, 2005 Great fun for Austen addicts + Let the Jane Austen Fest Begin How much fun is this? A whole book about women who love to read Jane Austen--a book filled with coy plot allusions, character references, settings and themes. What's more, it's a book that's filled with humor and hilarity. Fowler--dare I say this?--is almost as observant about the foibles of ...             She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)1673 reviews Wally Lamb Pocket, 1998 Read aloud & loved by all on a rainy camping trip + Very good book. Not happy, but good. + A quick read despite the 465 pages We went on a camping trip with a bunch of teenagers 16 & above and all it did was rain, so to pass the time, we took turns reading aloud, and just could not put this book down. You will not easily forget Delores, because she lives in many of us. You will not be disappointed with this book, we all ...             The Messenger of Magnolia Street: A Novel17 reviews River Jordan HarperOne, 2006 ---Couldn't put this book down until I finished it--- + Trippy little book I found THE MESSENGER OF MAGNOLIA STREET to be both intriguing and eerie, and a very magical story. I plan to read it again soon because there are so many nuances in the story and I want to make sure that I didn't miss anything. It's the tale of hard times that come to a cozy little town in ...             The Reading Group: A Novel (P.S.)64 reviews Elizabeth Noble Harper Paperbacks, 2005 Fun and predictable + Books within a book-wonderful ideas for booklovers and reading groups! + Of course it's a good read! + Good book             The Wedding267 reviews Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2003 Beautiful , Touching Story + Good! + Wonderful story for married folks with some years in the marriage I thought when I read "The Notebook", I had read the most beautiful and touching story ever, but this one tops it! You will not be able to put it down, and by all means get plenty of tissues ready. A huge thank you to Nicholas Sparks for this wonderful story. This is a book I will read over and ...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Viking Adult, 2005 Freeze Frame + What a memory!!! On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...             Jimmy20 reviews Robert Whitlow Thomas Nelson, 2005 Jimmy also has near-perfect recall for things he hears spoken... + Touching Story + TOUCHED MY HEART,,,,, + Humility and Simplicity + Heartwarming and compelling