The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThese Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
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8,079 books — 26,753 voters
Yearning for the Living God by F. Enzio Busche
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
710 books — 1,206 voters

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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1,771 books — 6,929 voters