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The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this list.
If you want to include your favorite to this list, e-mail me the book name and author.

Your Favorite “can’t put it down” Books
Have a cuppa!

About a Boy
By Nick Hornby
Recommended by Kristin T.
This story is of two boys, one a child and one adult, and how their quirky friendship helps them both grow up.

The Lovely Bones
By Alice Sebold
Recommended by Kristin T.
Somehow this amazing book with a morbid and depressing premise transcends its grisly storyline about a young girl's murder to fascinate and inspire readers.

New Book Picks

1,000 Places to See Before You Die
by Patricia Schultz
Recommended by MaryKay M.
This is a 972 page book full of ideas on where to go on your next vacation. It features both popular and off the beaten path places everywhere in the world. It also includes addresses, phone numbers, when to visit, and web sites.

Books Books and more Books!

The Lost Painting
by Jonathan Harr
Recommended by Shirley F.
This book is about the search for and finding a lost Caravaggio masterpiece painting. If you have an interest in Italian art and love a good mystery this books reads like a good thriller.

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Charms for an Easy Life
By Kaye Gibbons
Recommended by Kristin T.
This is a story of a girl growing into a woman and her life with her fluttery mother and grandmother. Kristin says when she finished reading this book she started over and read it again.

The Divide
By Nicholas Evans
Recommended by Jacki M.
How did Abby, a girl with a promising future from New York wind up dead in the snow covered mountains of Montana. This story is about mystery, tragedy and romance.

Dream When You are Feeling Blue
By Elizabeth Berg
Recommended by Jacki M.
Two sisters say goodbye to their boyfriends who go off to WWII to fight.  Berg writes a nostalgic tale of wartime romance, love, war, sacrifice and resilience.

Relax and read

City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt
Recommended by Shirley F.
The book tells the story about the investigation, the arson trial, and rebuilding of the opera house in Venice after a devastating fire. Rich in eccentric characters, the book gives a fascinating insight to the people of Venice.

Persian Girls
By Nahia Rachlin
Recommended by Carol R.
This is a story about two sisters. The author writes this memoir about her life and her sister's life. One sister escapes Iran and goes to America where she enjoys freedom and the other remains confined to suffering in Iran. This story tugs at the heart as two sisters have different lives.

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Recommended by Sharon N. and Shirley F.
This book is the story of two young Chinese girls who are matched to be forever friends when they are getting ready to have their feet bound. It is a wonderful story of Chinese culture and true friendship.

Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner
Recommended by Sharon N.
Larry and Sally move to Madison, Wisconsin in the 1930's. They meet Charity and Sid and the story follows these two couples throughout their lives. The story is powerful, beautifully written and sends a message how rich friendships carry them through the joy and tragedy of life experiences.

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