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Best Books of 2015

The only thing I regret about the books I read this year is that I didn't read more.  There are many fun memories and Netflix shows to blame for that, so I am not complaining. But if I had to name my favorites, here is my list:  Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff-   This was a doozie, and I know I am not the only person who was left moved by it- it's been at the top of all of the best reads for the year. Lotto and Matilde are a beautiful couple with their whole lives ahead of them and they're madly in love. Their story isn't anything out of the ordinary...they marry young and struggle as Lotto pursues his acting career, and later, his dream to become a playwright. First, you get Lotto's  point of view of their life and then, Matilde takes over the narrative and the shocker of the novel is that their versions of their life together are two completely different stories...and the reasons why are riveting .  Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - My runner up for

Book Round Up

Have you ever had a reading slump where you can't find that one book that holds your attention? That was me a couple of months ago and wouldn't you know, now all of the sudden there are so many books that I want to read, I can't keep up.  Here are the books that I will be tackling during the holidays and the words in the descriptions that made me add them to my list:  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara  "Heartbreak, brotherly love, human endurance."  This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison  "Part dysfunctional love story, part poignant exploration of the mother-daughter relationship plus an ill-conceived Alaskan cruise"  Sunday's on the Phone to Monday by Christine Reilly "The Middlesteins meets The Virgin Suicides, illuminating and whimsical" Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes  "Wildly candid,  poignant, intimate, and hilarious" The Pocket Wife by Susan