Bailey's/Orange Women's Fiction Group discussion

Please nominate books which were winners or listed in any year, in this thread.

Some of us have read it, but not within the group. There is certainly a lot to discuss.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

hmm, how about The Invention of Everything Else, by Samantha Hunt. it was a shortlist nominee in 2009. and it's been sitting gone my shelf ever since. :/ heh.

book's description:

From the moment Louisa first catches sight of the strange man who occupies a forbidden room on the thirty-third floor, she is determined to befriend him. Unbeknownst to Louisa, he is Nikola Tesla—inventor of AC electricity and wireless communication—and he is living out his last days at the Hotel New Yorker.Winning his attention through a shared love of pigeons, she eventually uncovers the story of Tesla’s life as a Serbian immigrant and a visionary genius: as a boy he built engines powered by June bugs, as a man he dreamed of pulling electricity from the sky.The mystery deepens when Louisa reunites with an enigmatic former classmate and faces the loss of her father as he attempts to travel to the past to meet up with his beloved late wife. Before the week is out, Louisa must come to terms with her own understanding of love, death, and the power of invention.

The Invention of Everything Else immerses the reader in a magical mid-twentieth-century New York City thrumming with energy, wonder, and possibility.

I have not read that one Jennifer. Tesla was an interesting figure.

Val wrote: "I have not read that one Jennifer. Tesla was an interesting figure."

he was. i would like to read this one very much... and it's pretty sad i have not done so yet. so. many. books. :)

I nominate Ice Road from back on the list -it has very high ratings and sounds interesting. I would do We Need to Talk About Kevin in a heartbeat. I read it years ago and it still haunts me!

Ruthie wrote: "I nominate Ice Road from back on the list -it has very high ratings and sounds interesting. I would do We Need to Talk About Kevin in a heartbeat. I read it years ago a..."

i love reading russian stories in the winter. :)
i also read WNTTAK several years ago -- very powerful book, and i love lionel shriver! i don't think i would reread it at this point though, and unfortunately my memory for details isn't the best, so i don't think i could bring much to the discussion. but it will definitely make for a great group read if it wins, and i will follow along quite keenly. in my experiences here on GR, it's seemed to really polarize readers, whenever it's come up in conversations.

It is not a book I am ready to reread either, I would have to skim for details to contribute to any discussion, but I do remember when I read it I was dying to talk about it with everyone!

I nominate
It has a 4.1 rating which is quite high for goodreads - I have just started it and so far its very good.
Here's some information:


The Invisible Bridge

by Julie Orringer (Goodreads Author), Arthur Morey (Reading)

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 ·



A grand love story and an epic tale of three brothers whose lives are torn apart by war.

Paris, 1937. Andras Lévi, a Hungarian Jewish architecture student, arrives from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a mysterious letter he has promised to deliver to C. Morgenstern on the rue de Sévigné. As he becomes involved with the letter’s recipient, his elder brother takes up medical studies in Modena, their younger brother leaves school for the stage—and Europe’s unfolding tragedy sends each of their lives into terrifying uncertainty.

Any more nominations before I open the vote?

You can now vote for your choice. The polls are open.

Ice Road by Gillian Slovo is currently leading. Has anyone already read it?

Have not read it yet but order my copy!

Ice Road will be our February book. It took an early lead in the polls and kept it, so I hope it will be a popular choice with everyone.