Memorable and worthwhile books I read in 2008.
Discover the most memorable and worthwhile books I read in 2008. Explore this curated list of standout reads that left a lasting impact, from fiction to non-fiction gems.
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Skeletons at the Feast
by Chris Bohjalian
Capturing both the power and poignancy of romance and the terror and tragedy of war, Bohjalian's latest work puts a moving face on one of …
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The Twentieth Wife
by Indu Sundaresan
The story of Mehrunnisa, the daughter of servents who became the an empresses of the Mughal empire.
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These is my Words
by Nancy Turner
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and …
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Mudbound
by Hillary Jordan
In 1946, Laura McAllan tries to adjust after moving with her husband and two children to an isolated cotton farm in the Mississipi Delta.
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Those who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
A professor of German history begins a long journey back into a past she has pushed aside, returning to Germany to reopen the wounds of …
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The God of War
by Marisa Silver
The year is 1978. Ares Ramirez, age 12, lives with his mother, Laurel, and his younger brother Malcolm in a trailer at the edge of …
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One Mississippi
by Mark Childress
"There is nothing small about Childress's fine novel. It's big in all the ways that matter - big in daring, big in insight, and big-hearted. …
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Family Tree
by Barbara Delinsky
Dana Clarke has finally achieved the stability she has craved in her marriage to a man from an old New England family, but when her …
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris
A collection of essays celebrates the foibles of the author's everyday life in France and America, from an attempt to make coffee with water from …
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The Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay
“The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.” –The New York Times “Unabashedly uplifting . . …
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The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent
Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried, and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. This is the haunting story …
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Tandia
by Bryce Courtenay
Tandia is a child of all Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only sixteen when she is first brutalised by the …
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Once Upon a Day
by Lisa Tucker
From the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of "Shout Down the Moon" and "The Song Readers" comes a wise, humorous, and deeply compassionate story about the …
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