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Melissa
Farmgirl in Training
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Melissa
Selden
NY
USA
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 Posted - Sep 17 2005 : 3:32:51 PM
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Hi fellow book-lovers. Just checked in to see what everyone is reading lately. I hope some of you will take my suggestion and read Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. It's a novel about three women, their friendships, their families and farms, and their struggles to remain independant. I promise you a great read here! I have been an obsessive reader since I was a child...there are so many wonderful books out there that 9 out of 10 people have never heard of, so if anyone wants my book list, let me know and I'll share my info with you. Great writing is easier to read than crummy writing; most people just need to know how to find it!
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." Roethke |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2005 : 3:48:50 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!
Barbara Kingsolver is a wonderful author. Send your list.
Connie
cozycottage |
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Lacy
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Lacy
Dallas
Texas
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Posted - Sep 17 2005 : 4:02:56 PM
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Prodigal Summer has been my favorite book since I first read it six years ago! Since then I get an overwhelming urge to read it every summer-- and I have given it to all of the important women in my life to read! In fact, it was the first gift I gave to my future mother in law. Spread the wealth in booklists-- I'm always looking for my next great read!  |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 17 2005 : 5:35:42 PM
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I love that one too!!! In fact I have loved all the Barbara K that I have read. Bean trees was a great one too.
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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blanket of stars
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Kat
Hancock
NH
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Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 2:24:16 PM
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Loved Bean Trees and Poisonwood Bible but for some reason couldn't get into Prodigal. Sometimes I wait a year and try again. But Bean Trees was stunning!
Kat. |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 10:16:55 AM
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| I loved Bean Trees and Poisonwood Bible was intensely wonderful. Will pick up Prodigal at the library soon. Thanks! What other authors do you like? I like Louise Erdrich, Anne Tyler, Ellen Foster. . . . Oh, and on the flip side, Janet Evanovich -- sexy, crazy, New Jersey girl bail bondsman -- funny funny and crazy wild! Her series has numbers in the title; I think she's up to 9. Great fun for those who want a witty fun sexy escape read. |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 08 2005 : 2:54:00 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!!!
If you like Ann Tyler, Barbara Kingsolver etc, you might also try Jodi Picoult. I loved her book Second Chance.
Connie
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