Reading list so far this year:
The Violin of Auschwitz by Maria Angels Anglada - a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of beauty, art, and hope to triumph over the darkest adversity, a concentration camp prisoner must build a violin in order for the warden to win a bet
How To Be An American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway - the story of a Japanese war bride, her daughter, and their challenging relationship
Sail
Run For Your Life by James Patterson - no description needed, both typical Patterson
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens - 32 year old woman is kidnapped and held captive in a remote mountain cabin by a psychopath, as told to her psychiatrist
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen - 90+ year old man tells of his days with the Benzini Brothers Circus during the Depression (highly recommended, soon to be in theaters)
Incendiary by Chris Cleave - by the author of Little Bee (Little Bee highly recommended) the story of a woman whose husband and son are killed by a suicide bomber in London, told in her letter to Osama Bin Laden
If You Could See Me Now by Michael Mewshaw - an adopted young woman tracks down who she thinks is her biological father
The Long Snapper by Jeffrey Marx - the true story of Brian Kinchen, former pro football center, now teaching Bible school, who is signed by the New England Patriots, and their bid for the Super Bowl Championship
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright - after both parents die, 3 siblings discover letters written by their father to their mother and find some family secrets
The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll - true story of what appears to be a 75 cent accounting error eventually becomes the discovery of industrial espionage (highly recommended)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbey - the upstairs/downstairs goings-on of a posh Parisian apartment building, as told by the concierge and a 12 year old resident
Just Kids by Patti Smith - Patti's time with artist/photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (lightly recommended)
Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin by Paul Gauguin - journal entries, woodcuts and art from his 2 years in Tahiti
