Bailey's/Orange Women's Fiction Group discussion

Nominate away for our November read!

I would like to nominate the 2010 winner The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver.

Jayme, I have copied your nomination over to the Archive thread.

Oops... sorry I put it in the wrong nomination discussion

That's fine Jayme, but I might have put it on the wrong poll in a few days time, which would mess things up a bit.

I nominate MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood.
Please do not be put off this very well written, imaginative, environmentally aware piece of speculative fiction by it being the third book in a trilogy. All three stand alone as novels and if you decide to read more of them they can be read in any order.

I'd like to nominate The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - this is one I've been meaning to read for a while after loving 'The Secret History'. (I did also read 'The Little Friend' but don't remember it so well.)



I see it's previously been suggested that it might be one to read over two months - I'd be happy to do that if it is felt that it's too long for one month.

Here's a description from Amazon:

Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.

The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.

Are there any more nominations?
I will put the polls up tomorrow.

I've had a look over the lists and Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen appeals to me. It looks light - which is appealing at the moment. Also I have a friend who is a photographer and something about the challenges of a creative lifestyle is drawing me in.

But the other nominations look great too! So more than happy to read any of these.

I have added it to the poll Janine.

Thanks Val - I've just realised that you'd already put up the polls and that I'm lagging behind with my nominations. I sometimes get confused with the time difference!