Every year I include a list of book recommendations with my holiday cards. It’s become a tradition, going on 16 years. Here’s my list for this year, with links to my reviews:
- The Way We Live Now Anthony Trollope (1875)
- The Full Cupboard of Life Alexander McCall Smith (2003)
- Little Children Tom Perrotta (2004)
- The Rape of Nanking Iris Chang (1997)
- Animal, Vegetable and Miracle Barbara Kingsolver (2007)
- The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan (1915)
- Mr. Standfast John Buchan (1919)
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak (2006)
- A Great Deliverance Elizabeth George (1988)
- The Writing Class Jincy Willett (2008)
- Water for Elephants Sara Gruen (2006)
- How the States Got Their Shapes Mark Stein (2008)
- A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain Robert Olen Butler (1992)
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