Things I've read this year:
Lively, Penelope  How it all Began ( really enjoyed it for being a woman of a certain age - I also read her earlier book Moon Tiger)
Barnes, Julian Sense of an Ending 
Goolrick, Robert  A Reliable Wife
Those are probably my top 3 books this year
Others I read
Otsaka, Julie The Buddha in the Attic (a 'conglomerative' telling of Japanese mail order brides coming to the U.S.
Price, Lissa Starters (engaging YA, SF book about a future when old people 'rent' young bodies)
Egan, Jennifer  Visit from the Goon Squad  (was highly recommended by some of my more 'read-y' friends)
Brooks, Geraldine MarchOndaatje, Michael Cat's Table (again highly recommended by some of my more read-y' friends)

--Laurie Whitcomb

So many books, so little time...

Here are my favorites:

Mantel, Hilary. -  WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES - a fascinating look at Henry VIII and his first 3 wives through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell.

Barnes, Julian. -  THE SENSE OF AN ENDING - Man Booker prize winner.  A man looks back on his youth, a dear college friend and a girl he loved and discovers new truths.

Misery, Rohinton. -  A FINE BALANCE - Set in India 1975. A tailor, his nephew, a student and a widow are the main characters whose lives intersect in this rich and moving novel.

So many books, so little time!  Sally,

Help! I have been reading nonfiction all year and my sisters want
recommendations of great fiction for gifting this year.
So, tell me, what were your three favorite fiction reads this year?

Submitted by Mary Ann
maryannlaun@yahoo.com