The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.


274 pages

Home to Harmony

Home to Harmony
by Philip Gulley

Come home to Harmony, Indiana, a peaceful slice of small-town America, as Sam Gardner, Harmony-born and raised, begins his inaugural year as pastor to a new flock of old friends, family members, and outrageous eccentrics -- in this unforgettable place where earth-shattering events rarely occur, but small life-altering ones happen daily.

 237 pages

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen

Mr. and Mrs Bennet have 5 daughters and no sons. Mrs. Bennet finds out that a well to do young man has just moved into the near by estate of Netherfield Park. She does what a mom must do to find her girls the husbands she desires for them.

320 pages

Dolly: My LIfe and Other Unfinished Business

Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
by Dolly Parton

A humanitarian as well as a savvy businesswoman, Dolly Parton is a multitalented dynamo who tops the list of America's favorite superstars. In this inspiring autobiography Dolly reveals how she got to where she is today, her no-nonsense attitude, and the down-home philosophy that has helped her from the start.

352 pages

2012 Running Book List

Our Reading List for 2012:

January - Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business - by Dolly Parton

February - Pride and Prejudice - by Jane Austen

March - Home to Harmony - by Phillip Gulley

April - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow

May - Heaven is Real - by Todd Burpo

June - Any Newbery Medal or Honor book

July - Any book by Deanne Gist

August - Unbroken - Lauren Hillenbrand

September - Cold Sassy Tree - Olive Burns

October - Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

November - The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

December - The Christmas Box - Richard Paul Evans

Skipping Christmas

Skipping Christmas
John Grisham
177 pgs.

Grisham builds up a funny but increasingly terrifying picture of how this tight-knit community turns on the Kranks, who find themselves under increasing pressure to conform. As the tension mounts, readers may wonder whether they will manage to board their plane on Christmas day. Skipping Christmas is Grisham-lite, with none of the serious action or drama of his legal thrillers, but a funny poke at the craziness of Christmas. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk

MATCHED

Matched
by Ally Condie
366 pages (HC)

Cassia Reyes lives in the a world of perfection. Everyone enjoys long lives, has the perfect job suited to them and the ideal mate, all of which is orchestrated by the Society.

Cassia is excited for her matching day which falls right on her 17th birthday. She is surprised, but happy when her childhood friend, Xander, is selected as her perfect match. She wants to do the right thing and fit into her place in the Society. She is later confused when she sees a second image flash on her screen, another acquaintance, Ky Markham, as being her match. This moment acts as the catalyst for her personal journey of discovering choice.

The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope. In Henry and Keiko, Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches us of the power of forgiveness and the human heart.

290 pages
by - Jamie Ford

1776

Paperback, 386 pages

 David McCullough tells the story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence - when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.

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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days

Miracle in the Andes—a first person account of the crash and its aftermath—is more than a riveting tale of true-life adventure: it is a revealing look at life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless redemptive power of love.

304pages

Peace Like a River

Rube, an asthmatic 11-year-old boy recalls the events of his childhood, in small-town Minnesota circa 1962. "Here's what I saw," Rube warns his readers. "Here's how it went. Make of it what you will."

312 pages