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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Happy Marriage
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Rafael Yglesias
Mariano
, November 15, 2009
Based on an interview I heard with Rafael Yglesias on "Fresh Air," I read this book. It is an unflinchingly honest, compassionate, and often surprising story of a relationship, told from the beginning and the end. Chapters alternate between the past and the present, and although the story is told as a novel, it's based on the essence of Yglesias's 29-year relationship with his wife, Margaret. As authentic and touching a book as you are likely to read this year. Highly recommended.
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Grass Is Singing
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Doris Lessing
Mariano
, August 18, 2008
I admit that I hadn't read Doris Lessing until she won the Nobel. I decided to start with her first novel, and it's a doozy! This is the perfect first book because it makes you hungry for more by the same author. I was enthralled by the story of a woman trapped by society's expectations and the tragic result of her choices. The book is a personal story that touches on the universal implications of racism and slavery.
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A Day of Small Beginnings
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Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum
Mariano
, January 30, 2007
What a great read! Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum (there's a typo above in her name) expertly weaves a strong story about three generations in a Jewish family on both sides of the Atlantic with the challenging questions of faith in an intellectual world. The spirit of the ghost Freidl comes in and out, as spirituality often does, helping to inspire the ultimate redemptive power of art to foster forgiveness and healing. This would be a great book to bring to a reading group.
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