Recommended by Claire who works in Technical Services for the library.

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The Thorn Birds

by Colleen McCullough
Story of a priest torn between God and human passion and a beautiful girl desiring what she cannot have, set in Australia's Outback. Just a good read.

The Saving Graces

by Patricia Gaffney
What I think youd call chick lit. A warm fuzzy read by an author who mostly writes romances.

Jubilee

by Margaret Walker
Written in the 1960s, it takes place during the era of slavery in the U.S. Gave me a greater understanding than Id had before of what a slave family might have endured.

The Men and the Girls

by Joanna Trollope
Set in England, an intergenerational family story.

Cold Sassy Tree

by Olive Ann Burns
Southern small-town events in the early 20th century make an entertaining story.