Karen Bourland

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Karen Bourland

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Karen’s favorite books

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Truman by David McCullough

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

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Karen’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (522)
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historical-fiction‎ (2)
biography‎ (0)

psychology‎ (0)

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The Book of Last ...

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The Book of Last Letters

by Kerry Barrett (Goodreads Author)

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Where the Sea Lav...

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Where the Sea Lavender Grows

by Kitty Johnson (Goodreads Author)

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To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower

by Bret Baier

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Karen’s Notes & Highlights

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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

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Karen Bourland

Not an easy read. Very graphic and not enjoyable for me. Maybe because I had a hard time relating

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Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

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97 books — 34 voters

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Biography, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Non-fiction, Psychology, and Travel

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