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TODD RECOMMENDS:
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
Just so you know, nothing I write here can possibly convey the beauty and magnificence of this book. You will lose your breath several times while reading this. You will most likely have to close the book once or twice to regain your composure. You will be thankful that you know how to read, and you will be thankful for writers like Michael Ondaatje, able to craft love stories that are not, in the end, love stories, able to break you heart while making you thankful to be alive.
MARYALICE RECOMMENDS:
Suite Francaise
by Irene Nemirovsky
It is remarkable to read this knowing that she was writing it as the German occupation of France was occurring — so the outcome of WW2 was unknown. Don't miss reading the appendices — they complete the story — the story in the novellas and the story of her life. The NY Times is right. Superb.
LINDA RECOMMENDS:
Plum Wine
by Angela Davis-Gardner
Plum Wine is one of the BEST books I have read this year. The language is exquisite. Like a carefully tended Japanese garden. The book is about trying to understand another culture, the intricacies of love and what drives your own heart.
NEAL RECOMMENDS:
The Last Chinese Chef
by Nicole Mones
Mones revels in the subtleties of Chinese food as much as she explores the subtleties of human emotion. Do not read this on an empty stomach.

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