{"id":4111,"date":"2023-07-21T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2023-07-21T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:41:57","slug":"lets-talk-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/lets-talk-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s talk books! Then & now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, some friends and I were talking books, what we are currently reading, and then some of our favourite reads over time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the favourite reads, it was what jumped out for us at this moment in time.  Perhaps not surprisingly, we remembered some of the same books, Harper Lee\u2019s To Kill a Mockingbird,<\/em> Corrie ten Boon\u2019s The Hiding Place<\/em>, and Ann Patchett\u2019s Bel Canto<\/em>.  And another of mine, The House of Spirits<\/em>, by Isabel Allende.  In another recent conversation a friend and I both remembered reading Five Smooth Stones<\/em> by Ann Fairbairn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love talking and sharing about books, as well as reading them, and of course such a conversation often takes me later, to a search where I can find out more about an author, or to decide to read another one of their books, such as I just did with  Ann Patchett\u2019s Truth and Beauty.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for reading now, I just wrapped up Colson Whitehead\u2019s, the Nickel Boys<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0It was on my to be read list for a while because knew it would be haunting.\u00a0\u00a0I can see why it won a Pulitzer, amazing writing, based on a true story of a reform school for boys in Florida.\u00a0\u00a0His book The Underground Railroad<\/em> is another favourite of mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yes, I am one of those readers who often has three or four books on the go at the same time.  So, I am also listening to Barbara Kingsolver\u2019s Demon Copperhead<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for non-fiction, I am reading Elise Loehnen\u2019s On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins And The Price Women Pay To Be Good<\/em>.  Such a fresh take on women\u2019s issues.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are hooked on the Enneagram, like me, check out Suzanne Stabile\u2019s The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe there\u2019s something in here that sparks your interest.  And of course, I\u2019d love to hear about your favourites over time. Just send me a message here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I just have to add, that with such a passion for reading, I am grateful for our local library, being able to place a hold, listen on Libby and get some books in larger print! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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