Best Books from 2016! My list is finally decided. It’s never easy to whittle this list down as I’ve read a lot of good fiction this year. Enjoy these selections and Happy Reading! Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The One Man by Andrew Gross Mischling by Affinity...
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner– 454 pages Book Blurb: In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a young Orthodox Jewish woman in the holy city of Jerusalem is expected to marry and produce many sons to help hasten the Messiah’s arrival. While the feisty Esther...
The Mothers by Brit Bennett– 278 pages – Audio Book Blurb: It is the last season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a rebellious, grief-stricken, seventeen-year-old beauty. Mourning her own mother’s recent suicide, she takes up with the local pastor’s son....
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys – 344 pages Book Blurb: Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the...
All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood – 346 pages Book Blurb: As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible...
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi – 305 pages Book Blurb: Effia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is...
Reading cookbooks is one of my favorite ways to relax. As an empty nester, I don't cook as much as I'd like to, but I still love to read new recipes. I made these amazing Mashed Potato, Kale and Feta cheese pancakes. It was easy, delicious and I cut the recipe in half!Copy and paste this link to purchase: amzn.to/48L0xxR{affiliate purchase}📘: What's your favorite thing to cook? (besides re#cookbookreader##cookbooke#cookbookreadersc#NewRecipese#cookinge#recipeso#goodbookfairy #goodbookfairy ... See MoreSee Less
This will make an amazing gift this holiday season. Each page has a beautiful illustration and tale of a brave Jewish woman. Actress and advocate Debra Messing says it's "A proud and unapologetic celebration of the diversity of Jewish women worldwide.” Copy and paste this link to buy: amzn.to/48Iba4i{affiliate purchase) 📘: How much of your holiday shopping have you done already? I'm so behind! #chutzpahgirls #holidayshopping #booksmakegreatgifts #booksforgifts #booksmatter #books#illustratedbooks#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less