Loving Frank: A Novel191 reviews Nancy Horan Ballantine Books, 2007 An Amazing Book + well don + Interesting, especially if you don't know much about Wright I read this book based on a recommendation from a friend. Even though I am not usually a fan of historical fiction, I was interested, as I have been to Falling Water and knew a few things- or so I thought- about Frank Lloyd Wright. I was truly captivated by this book. Loving Frank tells of the ...             Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash28 reviews Liz Perle Picador, 2006 A must read for every woman!!!!! + excellent wake up call + Not just for women This book brings to light our approach to money and money matters in a very entertaining and perceptive way. It will appeal to all because it includes other women's stories and explores our varied backgrounds, life situations, and love/hate relationship with money. After reading this book I ...             The Other Boleyn Girl827 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2003 Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie + The Other Boleyn Girl + Great read!! + Wonderful Story + The Other Boleyn Girl             You Must Remember This14 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1998 The 1950's Is The Real Main Character + A Great Oates Novel With a Touch of the Tawdry + Inconspicuous Virtuosity + A great read             Throw Like A Girl: Stories8 reviews Jean Thompson Simon & Schuster, 2007 Stories That Strike The Right Notes + The wit and black humor of the title are splendidly sinister + An Excellent Read It's difficult to write a short story collection that captures attention. Alice Munro, Jhumpa Lahari, Margaret Atwood, Peter Ho Davies are a few writers that come to mind who do it well. Now I can add another one -- Jean Thompson. Her stories are about women (not "phenomenal women", like ...             Crescent: A Novel46 reviews Diana Abu-Jaber W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Ride on a Magic Carpet + Longing for the Middle East + Read this book Reading Diana Abu-Jaber's novel, Crescent, we can fly with her on a magical carpet to Iraq and Jordan. Fly to a fairytale world of minarets and domed mosques, we can taste rich baklava with her and savor the sweet fragrance of mint tea in a Bedouin's tent, counter pointed by exploding Iranian ...             Crossing California54 reviews Adam Langer Riverhead Trade, 2005 A must if you grew up in Rogers Park + Surprisingly entertaining + I could relate very much If you lived in that area around this time frame (which I did), it's like stepping into your yearbook. You'll recognize every place, every restaurant, every in-joke. And in each character you'll see someone you knew. Amazingly accurate portrayal of the place, times, and people. Oh, and it's ...             The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story86 reviews Diane Ackerman W. W. Norton, 2007 Profoundly moving + An uplifting story + A fantastic read! This book is an emotional roller coaster. Ackerman starts out displaying her marvelous descriptive skills, setting the stage. "...on warm days, when the linden trees' creamy yellow tassels drugged the air with the numbing scent of honey and the rhumba of bees." The linden trees are mentioned ...             The Red Tent: A Novel1437 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 2007 Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive + A must read. + The Red Tent + wonderfully engrossing + Pagan women in an early Jewish world             The Cloister Walk59 reviews Kathleen Norris Riverhead Trade, 1997 A Helpful, Thoughtful Book + "My little story...has turned into prayer."--Emily Dickinson + Inside View It's been a few years, but memory tells me this was - and is - a wonderful book. I suppose it makes a difference to have been to the monastery in Minnesota where the author went, and to have met Ms. Norris; nonetheless, she has a lot to say. Her thought-full exposition of the Psalms was ...             Prodigal Summer: A Novel444 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial, 2001 spring is the right time to read this book + Biology 101 + Prodigal Summer - very enjoyable light reading + Prodigal Summer             The Tenth Circle: A Novel230 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2006 Not my favorite **SPOILER ALERT** I was really excited about reading this novel and was slightly disappointed by it. I thought it was going to delve more into Trixie being a cutter and the problems being raped brought. It didn't. Picoult could have done so much with the plot but I felt like she didn't give it her all. As one ...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 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 ...             March144 reviews Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 I Loved Meeting Mr. March And Hearing His Story + LIttle Women Grows Up + What War Does to Families + Moving, Thought, Provoking, Insightful + very well written and insightful.             Tallgrass28 reviews Sandra Dallas St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 Wisdom earned then learned + Wonderful summer read + Novel + Great Book             Prodigal Summer: A Novel444 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial, 2001 spring is the right time to read this book + Biology 101 + Prodigal Summer - very enjoyable light reading + Prodigal Summer             Tallgrass28 reviews Sandra Dallas St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 Wisdom earned then learned + Wonderful summer read + Novel + Great Book             Crescent: A Novel46 reviews Diana Abu-Jaber W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Ride on a Magic Carpet + Longing for the Middle East + Read this book Reading Diana Abu-Jaber's novel, Crescent, we can fly with her on a magical carpet to Iraq and Jordan. Fly to a fairytale world of minarets and domed mosques, we can taste rich baklava with her and savor the sweet fragrance of mint tea in a Bedouin's tent, counter pointed by exploding Iranian ...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 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 ...             The Other Boleyn Girl827 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2003 Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie + The Other Boleyn Girl + Great read!! + Wonderful Story + The Other Boleyn Girl