Marie's book garden

The Hundred-Foot Journey , by Richard C. Morais I found this at the library and thought I'd read it before seeing the movie, as is my ...

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee , by Martin Sixsmith With the success of the movie "Philomena," this book was reissued as Philom...

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar , by Cheryl Strayed You know those books that stun you and make you marve...

Body Work , by Sara Paretsky I've been reading Sara Paretsky since my 20s...she's one of my favorite detective novelists. V.I. War...

My youngest son, Nicholas, loves "All About That Bass,' that contagiously catchy, retro-inspired pop song. "All About That Ba...

A House in the Sky , by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett This is sure to be near the top of my list of the year's top nonfiction rea...

Lean On Pete , by Willy Vlautin I picked this up on a library visit, drawn to it because the author hails from Portland and part of the st...

After Eli , by Rebecca Rupp In this thoughtful middle grade/young adult novel, young Danny struggles to cope with the death of his older b...

Let the Great World Spin , by Colum McCann A few years ago my husband and I watched " Man on Wire ," the documentary film about ...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry , by Rachel Joyce Such a wonderful quiet surprise of a book! Harold Fry, an Englishman in his early ...

Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen , by Naomi Moriyama with William Doyle Naomi Moriyama ...

The Silkworm , by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) This is #2 in J.K. Rowling's new adult mystery series. Detective Cormoran Strike...

Word Nerd , by Susan Nielsen We picked this book up at a children's book shop in Vancouver, BC, a few years ago, and I've finally ...

My Beloved World , by Sonia Sotomayor What a phenomenal woman! I never would have guessed that someone so accomplished--reaching the top r...

We Are Water , by Wally Lamb I've read everything Wally Lamb has written, and this plot sounded promising. Sadly, I found this novel l...

Free Spirit: Growing Up on the Road and Off the Grid , by Joshua Safran When I first chose this book, I thought Joshua Safran was one of t...

What Alice Forgot , by Liane Moriarty Interesting premise: Australian Alice hits her head at the gym and when she wakes up, she's lost...

The Fault in Our Stars , by John Green It seems that people either love this book (some obsessively) or hate it (calling it cancer porn)...

House of Prayer No. 2 , by Mark Richard Clearly, Mark Richard has a gift for writing. The end of this book made it all worth while for me,...

The Light between Oceans , by M.L. Stedman I'm dreadfully behind in my book reviews and have three to catch up on. I read The Light be...