Here is the list of books and dates for next year (the full list of nominated books follows at end):
Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor – Erin on January 25th
Underpainter by Jane Urquart – Josee on March 1st
TBD – Jeanne on April 2nd (Book still to be chosen)
The Girls by Lori Lanses – Jill on May 17th
The Memory Keeper’s Daughters by Kim Edward – Moira on June 21st
Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham – Bev on September 13th
Wicked by Gregory Maguire – Laura on October 25th
Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson – Karen on December 6th
Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman – Jane on January 17th, 2008
Red Tent by Anita Diamant – Erin on February 28th, 2008
Here is the full list of nominated books (not chosen):
Erin:
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (also recommended by Josee and Laura)
Josee:
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
Moira:
What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin
Three Day Road by Joseph Boydon
Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Jill:
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Jane:
White Teeth by Sadie Smith
Tipping Point or Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Bev:
Sweet Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky and Sandra Smith
Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Laura:
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Daniel Deronda by George Elliot
Karen:
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
Heat by Bill Buford
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