Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Here is a solution to winning over Afghans and Pakistanis from the Taliban. It is, as Greg Mortenson suggests, to build schools in both countries rather than bombing people. We could help rather than destroy these nations. Cherry Hill Library Patron FC

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

It began, and continues, with letters written by a resident of Guernsey (in the Channel Islands of Normandy) to a journalist in London. The requests, from book-starved and German-occupied residents of the island, introduce readers to unforgettable, delightful characters that we long to meet! Cherry Hill Library Patron FC

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell

A tale of how an exuberant child who didn’t fit into the family notion of normalcy was horribly locked in a mental facility all of her adult life. A surprise ending helps to make things almost right again–but so sadly late in life for Esme. Cherry Hill Library Patron FC

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

A captivating account of one woman’s  voyage of self-discovery. Cherry Hill Library Patron AR

Straight Man by Richard Russo

Interesting look at academic life in a small Pennsylvania college. The main character is an insensitive, annoying individual. Cherry Hill Library Patron AR

Hothouse Flower & the Nine Plants of Desire by Margot Berwin

Enchanting story! It has a Latino feel to it–sort of surreal. Cherry Hill Library Patron AR

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

A true story about Gilbert taking a year off of life to really live. I loved this book and envied the author for this adventure. How special was her journey of discovery! Cherry Hill Library Patron SG

Going Home by Harriet Evans

A lively family struggles with the loss of their home, Keeper House, because an uncle invested poorly. Key character Lizzy is recovering from a love affair gone sour Good beach book. Cherry Hill Library Patron SG

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell

A sad story about family betrayal. When Esme is banished to a mental facility for being high spirited and pregnant from rape. How often did this happen in the early 20th century? Cherry Hill Library Patron SG

Salvation Boulevard by Larry Beinhart

A novel involving religion, murder, and politics: a provocative combination. A well written story with the reader having to draw his own conclusion at the end. Cherry Hill Library Patron ES