Dec 07 2008
“The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.” Maya Angelou
These books have definitely gone into my heart and memory….
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
Ashes in the Wind, Kathleen Woodiwiss
Christy, Catherine Marshall
Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy
Fear of Flying, Erica Jong
How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Terry McMillan
How to Make an American Quilt, Whitney Otto
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Love Story, Erich Segal
Mother of Pearl, Melinda Haynes
Native Son, Richard Wright
North and South, John Jakes
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
Out of Africa, Isak Dinesen
Shining Through, Susan Isaacs
The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
The Cinderella Complex, Colette Dowling
The Color Purple, Alice Walker
The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Mitch Albom
The Honest Courtesan, Margaret Rosenthal
The Invisible Man, Ralph Waldo Ellison
The Life & Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon
The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Rapture of Canaan, Sheri Reynolds
The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kid
The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough