| 1 | THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (†) First Chapter |
| 2 | THE READER, by Bernhard Schlink.
(Vintage, $13.95.)
A German high school student falls in love with a former Auschwitz employee. |
| 3 | SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.
(Grand Central, $13.99.)
A woman finds an unexpected love. |
| 4 | FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.95.) A friendship between two women in the Pacific Northwest endures for more than three decades as they make different choices in their lives. |
| 5 | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by Richard Yates. (Vintage, $14.95.) Frank and April Wheeler, a beautiful young couple living in 1950s America, see their supposedly perfect life come undone. |
| 6* | AMERICAN WIFE, by Curtis Sittenfeld.
(Random House, $15.)
A pretty librarian marries the alcoholic scion of a wealthy political family who somehow becomes president. First Chapter |
| 7 | A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, by Khaled Hosseini.
(Riverhead, $16.)
A friendship between two Afghan women against the backdrop of 30 years of war. |
| 8 | SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, by Vikas Swarup.
(Scribner, $15.)
A poor orphan in India is arrested and must explain himself after winning big on a TV quiz show. |
| 9 | STILL ALICE, by Lisa Genova.
(Pocket, $15.)
A 50-year-old Harvard professor is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. |
| 10 | PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by Geraldine Brooks. (Penguin, $15.) An expert unlocks the secrets of a rare manuscript. |
| 11 | THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho.
(HarperOne, $13.95.)
A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure. |
| 12 | WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen.
(Algonquin, $13.95.)
A young man — and an elephant — save a Depression-era circus. |
| 13 | THE WHITE TIGER,
by Aravind Adiga. (Free Press, $14.) A chauffeur in India relates the
story of his transformation from manservant to entrepreneur to
murderer; the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize. |
| 14* | THE APPEAL, by John Grisham. (Delta, $14.) Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court rules against a company accused of dumping toxic waste. |
| 15 | THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, by Junot Díaz.
(Riverhead, $14.)
A nerdy Dominican-American struggles to escape a family curse. |
| 16 | THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, by Muriel Barbery.
(Europa, $15.)
A young girl and a widowed concierge, both closet intellectuals, become friends. |
| 17 | LOVING FRANK, by Nancy Horan.
(Ballantine, $14.)
A story of the romance between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney. First Chapter |
| 18 | THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, by Sue Monk Kidd. (Penguin, $15 and $14.) In South Carolina in 1964, a teenage girl tries to discover the secret to her mother’s past. |
| 19 | THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini.
(Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.)
An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared. |
| 20 | OUT STEALING HORSES, by Per Petterson. (Picador, $14.) In a remote cabin, a Norwegian man circles around his memories. First Chapter |
March 10, 2009
I have "The Shack" i have not read it yet!! i heard that it is deep! I read "FireFly Lane" loved it...cried great book.
Posted by: denise | March 10, 2009 at 08:24 PM
I just finished Firefly Lane last weekend and I really enjoyed it too
Posted by: Kristi S (sweetsauer) | March 11, 2009 at 07:20 AM
several on there that I've already read! I'm hoping to get THE READER soon.
oh I thought of you today when I downloaded a couple Prince songs ;)
Posted by: leslie | March 11, 2009 at 01:10 PM
I have read #2, #3 and currently reading #5.
Posted by: Dana Leigh | March 11, 2009 at 03:32 PM