The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThese Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
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7,993 books — 26,546 voters
Yearning for the Living God by F. Enzio Busche
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
709 books — 1,201 voters

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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1,768 books — 6,927 voters