It’s only fair I give y’all some titles, too.
Those Who Save Us—by Jenna Blum. I really liked this one, although it got iffy at the end. About a woman who did what she had to do to survive World War II. Well written. I’d give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Away—by Amy Bloom. About a woman who’s come to the US and is looking for her child (I’m not big into giving synopses, since I have such a horrid memory and frequently leave out stuff. Plus I’m less interested in the plot than I am in the writing—if I love the way the writer writes, I’ll read almost anything, as I’ve said about Martha Beck: I’ve read her wacko religious/spiritual/ghost stuff and loved it.) Anyway—Away: I’m reading it now, and I love the way she plays with language and story-telling. Almost a hint of a kind of magical realism that reminds me of Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic, which I’ve read several times and adore. Or at least I did the last time I read it—and I see, upon looking, that while I have two of her books, I seem not to own a copy of Practical Magic and have to wonder how that happened.) I give it a 5, but after the wine tasting the other night, where we rated the wines from 1-5 stars, I realize I may tend to rate things I like higher than do other people, who seem to hold out for perfection. I tend not to believe in perfection and so give 5 stars freely to Things I Like a Lot, even if there are flaws. Pshaw. Flaws.)
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Wallace Stegner is definately one of my favorite authors. I enjoy his writing and if I had to choose a favorite novel I would say "All the Little Live Things".
When you finish all the Stegner books, and there are quite a few of them, then I'd send you off to read something by Annie Dillard.
It is quite possible you are familiar with both authors and all their works already though.
Darla
I'm going to make a book recommendation also, Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. It reads stronger for me perhaps, because of my Swedish heritage, but will hold up well for anyone that enjoys descriptive writing.
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