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The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther

The Saffron Kitchen

Yasmin Crowther

272 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

464 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

A Discovery of Witches

All Souls #1

Deborah Harkness

579 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction fantasy romance thriller adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell

The Girls in the Garden

Lisa Jewell

313 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

404 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction historical young adult emotional sad fast-paced
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald

The Egg and I

Betty MacDonald Memoirs #1

Betty MacDonald

256 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wonder

Wonder #1

R.J. Palacio

315 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
fiction contemporary middle grade young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi

Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

Manoush Zomorodi

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0melanthiap's review
nonfiction psychology science self help informative slow-paced