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Name of Book: Mother of Pearl
Author: Melinda Haynes
Recommended by Bonnie Rechter
"Melinda Haynes has taken on a Herculean task, crafting a multicharacter story that reaches across racial barriers to encompass an entire community. She doesn't shy away from the ugliness in life--bigotry of every stripe, mean-spiritedness, betrayal, thoughtless cruelty, and death--but what interests her is the potential of the human heart to find space within itself for the most unexpected people. With its strong, lyrical language and fully realized characters, Mother of Pearl is a fine novel and a terrific introduction to a new literary voice."
Name of Book: Mother Tongue - The English Language
Author: Bill Bryson
Recommended by Michele Bustin
"...a joyful celebration of our wonderful language,... packed with curiosities and enlightenment...", says the Sunday Express critic. And I agree.
A delightful, anecdotal, informative survey of the English language.
Name of Book: My cousin Rachel
Author: Dafna du Maurier
Recommended by Polly Lekhtman
I am not a native english speaker and I only recently discovered Dafna du Maurie for myself. I read all her books with great pleasure, all her plots are exciting and she writes in a very interesting way. " My cousin Rachel" is a good book , because it decribes a live situation and teaches real life and penetrates into the human soul.posted: 11 July 2005
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Name of Book: Naked
Author: David Sedaris
Recommended by Raquelle Azran
"A great collection of essays with which to escape the so-called normal lives we lead. 'Sidesplitting' raved the NY Times book review. Not for the faint of heart. "
Name of Book: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Recommended by Darlene Illouz
"An excellent novel based on fact of Danish Jewry in Nazi occupied Denmark and the bravery of the Danes to "do what is right" and help save their Jewish fellow citizens. The afterward is particularly moving."O
Name of Book: The Other Boleyn Girl (Part I of a trilogy)
Author: Phillipa Gregory
Recommended by Masha Fridman
Excellent, well-written historical fiction. Makes history palatable and alive.posted: 27 November 2006
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