Classics for Beginners discussion

Hey everyone! It's time to select our MAY group read!
We can have a theme this month, if you like, although it's not necessary.

Nomination rules for this Thread- PLEASE READ RULES CAREFULLY
1. One nomination per person.
2. Classic books that are 50 years or older (please check if you are not sure).
3. Books can be of any length, but if a book wins and is over 600 pages, we will read it over a two month period.
4. No book we have already read as a group. Please check the bookshelf in the upper right corner to see what has been read in the past.
5. No book from an author who we have read in the last 9 months.
6. To facilitate poll creation, please use a Goodreads link to add the nomination by clicking on 'add book/author' above the text box.
7. Please indicate whether or not you would be willing to lead the discussion if your nomination is chosen,

†Authors not to nominate:

Arthur Miller (April 2019)
Elizabeth Gaskell (March 2019)
Lorraine Hansberry (February 2019)
Leo Tolstoy (January 2019)
Agatha Christie (Dec 2018)
H.G. Wells (Nov 2018)
W. Somerset Maugham (Oct 2018)
Charles Dickens (Sept 2018)
Jules Verne (Aug 2018)

I nominate Lust for Life By Irving Stone I can lead.

On the Beach by Nevil Shute. I can lead.

The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers (May be able to lead)

Books currently nominated:

1) World of Strangers by Nadine Gordimer Gisela
2) Lust for Life by Irving Stone Steven
3) On the Beach by Nevil Shute Emily
4) The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers Heather?
5) The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

The poll is now available and will up until March 25. Please vote only for a book that you want to read.