APRIL BOOKSHARE 2015

HELLO BOOK LOVERS!

Here are the books that were reported on at our last Bookshare on April 30th at Maryann Stevens' home. Thanks to Beth Hedengren for taking these good notes.

Kristine Abbott:

Perfecting Kate, by Tamara Leigh

About a young woman who thinks she is plain and gradually starts changing her looks. There are 2 men in her life, and the question is who is she trying to please. It is a religious boo, Christian and clean. Kristine’s favorite part was the way Kate wrote in a “prayer journal,” in which she would actually talk to God in very authentic ways. It made Kristine think about her own prayers. Kate says, "Help me to be content with the me you made."

JoAnn Abegglen:

The Bride's House, by Sandra Dallas

The Bride’s house is about  a house built in a Colorado mining town for a new bride and the three generations of brides that live there. The first bride came to the town from from Tennessee after the Civil War. She dies in childbirth, and her husband raises the daughter in the house.  The second story about the daughter. Third Story is about the granddaughter. JoAnn reports that the book is rich in characterization, plot, and especially historical detail.

JoAnn also like other historical fiction books by Sandra Dallas, such as:

Sisters, by Sandra Dallas

This book is about 4 women in the Martin Handcart company

Crystal Robison:

Christ Centered Easter

Crystal enjoyed reading this book, which Kristine reported on last month.

Unlocking Isaiah, by Victor Ludlow. 

This accessible explanation of the Isaiah chapters in the Book of Mormon was written for Ludlow’s Grandchildren,  because he wants them to love Isaiah. Very interesting.

MaryAnn Stevens:

Far From Tree, Andrew Solomon

A non-fiction analysis of family relationshipswhen the children are very different than the parents, i.e. deaf, Down's syndrome, bigender, gifted, gay, mental illness.  Very interesting.

Sue DeMartini:

The Rent Collector, Camron Wright

Sue enjoyed this book about a Cambodian woman who lives in a garbage dump.

In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson

A non-fiction book about the US Ambassador assigned to Germany before WWII.

The Wedding Wallah, by Farahad Zama

Set in India. About a matchmaker.

Beth Hedengren:

Wish You Happy Forever: What China’s Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains, by Jenny Bowen

The first person account about a woman who first adopted a Chinese daughter, and then set up a foundation to provide nurturing care for all the “little sisters” in Chinese orphanages. Amazing account of the influence one woman can have.

Spots by Judy Brummer

By the LDS woman who translated the Book of Mormon into Zhosa, about growing up on an isolated South Africa farm during apartheid in the 60s. Funny and enlightening.