Chicks On Lit discussion

You may nominate one book.
Include title AND author in nomination.
No blurbs.
No 'seconds'.
You nominate the book and it wins - you lead the discussion.
First 12 books nominated or through Wednesday, whichever comes first.

*Poll will go up Wednesday evening and go through to Saturday.

The Snow Bride - Debbie Macomber

"The Plague of Doves" Loise Erdrich

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

[Book: The Handmaid's Tale] by [Author: Margaret Atwood]

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Short Girls: A Novel by Bich Minh Nguyen

Tried to get the link but it kept going to a different book. Look under author :)

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The Bright Forever A Novel by Lee Martin

Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb

Synopsis from Amazon - "I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don't know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn't know what else to do..."

In her deliciously funny, heartfelt, and moving debut, Cathy Lamb introduces some of the most wonderfully eccentric women since The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and The Secret Life of Bees, as she explores the many ways we find the road home.


From the moment Julia Bennett leaves her abusive Boston fiancé at the altar and her ugly wedding dress hanging from a tree in South Dakota, she knows she's driving away from the old Julia, but what she's driving toward is as messy and undefined as her own wounded soul. The old Julia dug her way out of a tortured, trailer park childhood with a monster of a mother. The new Julia will be found at her Aunt Lydia's rambling, hundred-year-old farmhouse outside Golden, Oregon.

There, among uppity chickens and toilet bowl planters, Julia is welcomed by an eccentric, warm, and often wise clan of women, including a psychic, a minister's unhappy wife, an abused mother of four, and Aunt Lydia herself--a woman who is as fierce and independent as they come. Meeting once a week for drinks and the baring of souls, it becomes clear that every woman holds secrets that keep her from happiness. But what will it take for them to brave becoming their true selves? For Julia, it's chocolate. All her life, baking has been her therapy and her refuge, a way to heal wounds and make friends. Nobody anywhere makes chocolates as good as Julia's, and now, chocolate just might change her life--and bring her love when she least expects it. But it can't keep her safe. As Julia gradually opens her heart to new life, new friendships, and a new man, the past is catching up to her. And this time, she will not be able to run but will have to face it head on.

Filled with warmth, love, and truth, Julia's Chocolates is an unforgettable novel of hope and healing that explores the hurts we keep deep in our hearts, the love that liberates us, the courage that defines us, and the chocolate that just might take us there.

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

one more slot open

The Girl With No Shadow. Joanne Harris sequel to the book Chocolat. I think it looks like it could evoke great dicussion.

Elizabeth wrote: "The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian"

There are some interesting suggestions here, but I agree that this would be a good choice. It should make for a rousing discussion.

Valerie wrote: "The Bright Forever A Novel by Lee Martin"

I really enjoyed reading this book. There was something very moving about it in very simple way.

It's great to see this poll go up!

In November it's [Author: Margaret Atwood]'s 70th Birthday so that's why I thought I'd nominate one of her books as a suitable way to celebrate!

- I can see that [Book: The Handmaid's Tale] is doing well in the poll already so we must all be up for a good party!

...I'm cheekily hoping this post might score her a few extra votes ;-)

Ally

How did I miss this?! LOL