Chicks On Lit discussion

My mom is looking for books to read. She would really like to find some books that feature women in their 50's or 60's as the protagonists. Thanks in advance for the help.

This is a pretty good one but she narrates her life when she was younger and I don't know her age. It was a pretty good book and helped me out in a pretty difficult time in my life.

Palisades Park
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Wicked

What type of book does your mother enjoy reading? I loved Olive Kitteridge. Still Alice features a woman in her 50s with early on set Altzheimers. Many of the stories by Alice Monroe have women in late middle age to early senior years. I'm drawing a blank; will have to think more.

So far she has told me that she really enjoyed the Outlander books, and I know she liked several books written by Lisa See. Thanks for the suggestions so far, I'm making her a list of suggestions and giving her a Barnes and Noble card as one of her christmas gifts. So I shall put all these on the list.

If she likes Lisa See, has she tried Amy Tann? She also writes from a Chinese American perspective and her main characters are usually middle-aged women, often highlighting the adult mother-daughter relationship. I thought the BoneSetter's Daughter was very good.

BTW, if she was an Outlander fan, she may not like Elizabeth Stroutt (Olive Kitteridge). I think the writing styles of these books are so different that they appeal to very different reading tastes.

The School of Essential Ingredients, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Language of Flowers, any of Dorothea Benton Frank's books or Mary Alice Monroe, and I haven't met anyone yet who didn't like Me Before You.

There are numerous books called The Language of Flowers, which author do you recommend?

Gloria wrote: "There are numerous books called The Language of Flowers, which author do you recommend?"

Hi Gloria,

I am enjoying . I highly recommend this to anyone who loves flowers and also a good story about the heart.

Jennifer wrote: "The School of Essential Ingredients, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Language of Flowers, any of Dorothea Benton Frank's b..."

Try Deborah Moggach's books too. I agree with the above suggestions.

might be a hit :-) Aaliya is one of the best "elderly female" characters I have encountered.

Nellie wrote: "Gloria wrote: "There are numerous books called The Language of Flowers, which author do you recommend?"

Hi Gloria,

I am enjoying . I highly recommend t..."

That's the one!

I just finished "The Signature of All Things" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Given what you have said about her reading tastes, she might like this one.

Ooh, that one looks good, too. Thanks :)

Irene wrote: "BTW, if she was an Outlander fan, she may not like Elizabeth Stroutt (Olive Kitteridge). I think the writing styles of these books are so different that they appeal to very different reading tastes."

I like both Outlander and Olive Kitteridge, so she might too. Yes, it is a different style, and Outlander is hard to come down from, so I probably would wait awhile before reading Olive. But I think she will enjoy Olive - it about people aging. Here's my brief review:

"This book was a delightful read!! Set in the coastal town of Crosby, Maine, we meet and gradually get to know the inner lives of Olive Kitteridge and many other quirky characters that populate this small town. The story unfolds through 13 short stories that, together make up a well-rounded picture of Olive as she interacts with the people around her.

There are many wonderful stories about real life and growing old together, told with such a depth of perception and understanding that it sometimes feels that Ms. Strout has been peering into your soul and eavesdropping on your life. It is a must-read for those starting on the downhill side of life. Truly worthy of the Pulitzer Prize. "

If she liked Outlander and is looking for more historical fiction sagas, she might like some of Philippa Gregory's books like The Red Queen and The White Queen or maybe Katherine by Anya Seton.