Books Read in 2024
List created by Linda G. (books4meme) on Dec 21, 2023
List Votes: 1 Books: 49 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Open
List created by Linda G. (books4meme) on Dec 21, 2023
List Votes: 1 Books: 49 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Open
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
For Samantha Gale, a summer on Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s tiny cottage was supposed to be about resurrecting her career as a chef, until she’s tasked with chaperoning her half-brother, Tyler. The teenage brainiac is spending his summer at the local library in a robotics... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street, Bk 1) by Valerie Burns
In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Yours Truly (Part of Your World, Bk 2) by Abby Jimenez
Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While...
Reading and eating, like Krazy and Ignatz, Sturm und Drang, prosciutto and melon, Simon and Schuster, and radishes and butter, have always, for me, simply gone together. The book you’re holding is a product of these combined gluttonies.
Dwight Garner, the beloved New York Times critic... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Housemaid (Housemaid, Bk 1) by Freida McFadden
"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Make a wish. . . .
Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher’s... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
All Your Perfects: A Novel by Colleen Hoover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us--whose writing is "emotionally wrenching and utterly original" (Sarah Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)--delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Tokyo Dreaming: A Novel (Tokyo Ever After, 2) by Emiko Jean
No description available.
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
When the exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the old French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique called “La Celeste Praline” directly across the square from the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock. It is the beginning of Lent:... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum, Bk 30) by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Forever, Interrupted: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This heartrending debut novel weaves a beautiful love story with an homage to the redemptive power of female friendship.Elsie and Ben are average twenty-somethings, but this is not your average love story. It begins bright and promising: the newlywed couple is head over heels in love, having... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
What would you do to inherit a billion dollars? Would you be willing to change your life? Jason Stevens is about to find out in Jim Stovall's The Ultimate Gift. Red Stevens has died, and the older members of his family receive their millions with greedy anticipation. But a different fate awaits... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts) by Nora Roberts
The very first novel by the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling author, now in a beautiful new hardcover edition.
There?s nothing left for Adelia Cunnane in Ireland. The aunt she cared for has passed, and the family farm has been sold for taxes. But her uncle Paddy has written her: Come to... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
When Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors.
Elwood's only salvation is his friendship with fellow "delinquent" Turner,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.
Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other is a celebration of the diversity of Black British experience. Moving, hopeful, and inventive, this extraordinary novel is a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.
The twelve... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Radcliffe Ladies' Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas
Massachusetts, 1954. With bags packed alongside her heavy heart, Alice Campbell escaped halfway across the country and found herself in front of a derelict building tucked among the cobblestone streets of Cambridge. She turns it into the enchanting bookshop of her dreams, knowing firsthand the... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor
Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor.
1940, Kent : Alice King is not brave or daring -- she’s happiest finding... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber
A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward.
When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listingâۥa job as a live-in caretaker for a... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Before I Do by Sophie Cousens
What would you do if 'the one that got away' turned up the night before your wedding?
Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy, stable relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs. But romance should be... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler
No description available.
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
In the thrilling, underground world of bohemian post-war London, Lexie Sinclair is making an extraordinary life for herself. Taken up by magazine editor Innes Kent, she learns to be a reporter, to know art and artists, to embrace her life fully and with a deep love at the center of it.Later, in... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Lowen... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Billie Breslin has traveled far from her home in California to take a job at Delicious!, New York’s most iconic food magazine. Away from her family, particularly her older sister, Genie, Billie feels like a fish out of water -- until she is welcomed by the magazine’s colorful staff.... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Life's Too Short (Friend Zone, Bk 3) by Abby Jimenez
When Vanessa Price quit her job to pursue her dream of traveling the globe, she wasn't expecting to gain millions of YouTube followers who shared her joy of seizing every moment. For her, living each day to its fullest isn't just a motto.
Her mother and sister never saw the age of 30,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
I dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen… Opal is a lot of thingsâۥorphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashierâۥbut above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan
From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post-World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
A once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer... Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman & Henning Koch...
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy: as in "standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers" crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother’s stories, in the... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Circe by Madeline Miller
The daring, dazzling and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song of Achilles
"An epic spanning thousands of years that's also a keep-you-up-all-night page turner." - Ann Patchett
"This is as close as you will ever come to entering the world of mythology as a... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of detective in this action-packed debut comedy of manners and murder.
Feisty, passionate Beatrice Steele has never fit the definition of a true lady, according to the strict code of conduct that... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.
In the... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Postcard by Anne Berest
Anne Berest’s luminous, moving, and unforgettable new novel The Postcard is the most acclaimed and beloved French book in recent years.
At once a gripping investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and an enthralling portrait of 20th-century Parisian... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Women (Audio CD) (Unabridged) by Kristin Hannah & Julia Whelan (Narrator)
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman by Melissa Rivers
No description available.
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, Bk 1) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) by Robert Cormier &am...
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
Read by Frank Muller. 5 sound discs (5 hr., 43 min.)
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, Bk 2) by Nita Prose
Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes.... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden
Tess Strebel can’t recognize her own face.
She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.
Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting,... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
London, 1940: Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film . . . and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
The Wicked Redhead (Wicked City, Bk 2) by Beatriz Williams
1924. Ginger Kelly wakes up in tranquil Cocoa Beach, Florida, having fled south to safety in the company of disgraced Prohibition agent Oliver Anson Marshall and her newly-orphaned young sister, Patsy. But paradise is short-lived. Marshall is reinstated to the agency with suspicious haste and... more
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Linda G. (books4meme) |
Call of the Penguins (Veronica McCreedy, Bk 2) by Hazel Prior
Veronica McCreedy can't resist the promise of adventure . . .
Nine-year-old Daisy and nearly ninety-year-old Veronica make an unlikely pair of friends.
Fiercely independent and impeccably dressed, Veronica has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the... more
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