This month we read a combination of fiction and nonfiction. It's always nice to add a new book to the "to be read" list! One of the books that sounded really interesting was "The Light Between Oceans" by M.I. Stedman. This book begins right after WWI when Tom, a returning soldier, marries and becomes a lighthouse keeper off the coast of Australia. Tom agrees to go along with a decision made by his wife. The book follows the conflict between the couple, and within Tom, as a result of this decision.
Other Fiction books presented include:
"We Sinners" by Hanna Pylvainen - This book describes a large family in
modern-day Michigan who belong to a church that doesn't permit drinking,
dancing, or television and discusses their individual reactions when two
siblings leave the faith for the temptations of modern culture.
"Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver - Dellarobia Turnbow is a discontent farmwife engaging in a
flirtatious relationship with a younger man when she discovers an unusual fire
in a forested valley behind her house. This curiosity causes a stir in the
scientific and local communities, garnering a great deal of media attention and
leads to Dellarobia confronting and questioning everything she thought she
believed in.
The person that read this described the writing as "Delicious!"
We also read a few Nonfiction titles:
"The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle & the End of America's Childhood" by Jane Leavy - Drawing on more than 500 interviews with loved ones and
fellow baseball players, the author crafts a deeply personal biography of the
Yankee great, weaving her own memories of the major-league slugger with an
authoritative account of his life on and off the field.
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition" by Julieanna Hever - Presents an introduction to a plant-based diet, discussing
such topics as vegan food groups, vitamins, ingredient substitutions, and
weight loss, with recipes for soups, vegetables, main dishes, and desserts.
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