Five Friday Favorites from Kim D.

  

Every Friday we are going to highlight one of our book club members, their 5 favorite books, and why these meant something to them. This will allow you to get to know us, what we've read, and what stuck with us. And if you're lucky, It just may give you some recommendations to look into and check out... 

Our third member's Five Favorites is from Kim D.

This is a quick, single grandmother raising a grandchild (almost 3) summary of the top favorite books in my 61 years. Probably all read in my mid-40s to mid 50s. Very little time now...

1. The Crimson Petal and the White - written by Michel Faber. A 2002 novel set in Victorian England. Recommended by my therapist. My all time favorite. The story follows a teenage prostitute, Sugar in her life's journey. I was mesmerized by the writing, subject and era. You just have to read it. Also a four-part television miniseries. 

2. The Glass Castle - a memoir written by Jeanette Walls in 2005. It was hard to believe the stories of this dysfunctional family and that she had and turned out ok! Did not care for the movie. 

3. All books by my childhood friend Adriana Trigiani.  We grew up in neighboring towns and met through my grandmother and saw each other on Sunday’s at St. Anthony Catholic church.  My favorite is The Shoemaker’s Wife. She also has a movie “Big Stone Gap” based on her trilogy, that she directed and filmed there with famous actors. I was in Norton, Virginia. 

4. The Gargoyle - a novel written by Andrew Davidson in 2008, also recommended by my therapist (think she knew me?) It was weird and wild  love story. About a porn star that was in a wreck and became disfigured. Need I say more...

5. The Four Agreements - a self-help book by Miguel Ruiz. I use his Toltec wisdom daily, especially “don’t take things personally”.   

Posted by book lover: Kim D.