If Oprah says to read a book…
Many of Oprah’s picks have been some of my favorites over the years, here’s a few:
Cane River The Poisonwood Bible Hidden Valley Road Caste Becoming
So when The Sweetness of Water popped up I looked it up and immediately put it on hold! It’s also on Obama’s summer reading list!
Here’s a brief summary: With candor and sympathy, debut novelist Nathan Harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters, depicting Georgia in the violent crucible of Reconstruction. Equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving, The Sweetness of Water is an epic whose grandeur locates humanity and love amid the most harrowing circumstances.
I started the audio (thank you @over ) yesterday and I am loving it! Post-civil war time is a period I’ve read a few books about and one of my favorites, Freeman by Leonard Pitts, Jr. is one I recommend often. Looking forward to continuing to read this one.
While looking at her list I noticed a bunch I own that are now on my TBR: The Water Dancer Ruby A Fine Balance House of Sand and Fog Breath, Eyes, Memory
Have you read any? Is The Sweetness of Water on your list?
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