Tuesday, May 26, 2015

April/May Book Haul

As I was finishing up my spring semester away at school in Minnesota, I sent my mother, an avid reader herself, on a book hunting expedition. She knows my tastes pretty well, so I'm excited about what she picked up. Everything she found came from local thrift shops and library sales. 

The haul includes an eclectic mix of genres. Among them, some adult fiction, historical fiction, YA fiction, and mysteries (including a whole collection of Agatha Christie murder mysteries). Many come from award-winning authors, a definite bonus. The total cost for all 32 book came to less than $20! An amazing steal! I certainly came away with some gems!




The following is a list of the titles and authors of the books my mom found. The titles marked with an asterisk are ones that I'm adding to my "Must Read Immediately" list. I don't know how I'm going to find the time to finish them all, but I willingly accept the challenge!

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (2011)*
Black Coffee by Agatha Christie (1997)*
Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie (1973)*
Curtain by Agatha Christie (1975)*
Endless Night by Agatha Christie (1969)
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald (1996)
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999)
June Bug by Chris Fabry (2009)*
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates (2009)*
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2007)
Memories of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (1997)*
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (1984)*
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)
Redemption Song by Bertice Berry (2000)
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (1984)*
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (1994)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (2008)*
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou (1997)
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (2005)
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie (1987)*
The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan (2003)*
The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve (1998)
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (1998)
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie (1984)* - Also published as Lord Edgware Dies
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie (1972)*
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay (1994)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (2013)*
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (2002)*

3 comments:

  1. Loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

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    1. Here's the link for the recipe for potato peel pie: http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/guernsey//potato-peel-pie-recipe/

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    2. I loved it too! You'll get to see my full review (hopefully) in a few weeks!

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