 |
 |
|
Sandra Gulland is the author of a trilogy of novels based on the life of Josephine Bonapart: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and The Last Great Dance on Earth. Visit Sandra Gulland’s website at http://www.sandragulland.com.
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. is the first title in a trilogy of novels based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte.
Sandra Gulland's Summer Reading List
Don Quixote
by Cervantes
This is “research” reading, true, but it also promises to be delightfully funny and surprisingly modern in many ways. At almost 1000 pages, it might take all summer to read it, however!
Swann
by Carol Shields
I love Carol Shields, and have just read and very much enjoyed her recent novel, Unless. I’ve never read Swann --- which is Shields’ personal favorite of all her novels --- and am very much looking forward to it. I love her wit, her heart. She scoffs at the frequent comparison to Jane Austen, but I do believe she is the Austen of our age.
Flesh Tones
by M.J. Rose
The advance reviews have been excellent! I very much enjoyed M.J. Rose’s In Fidelity, and this one is said to be even better.
Red Plaid Shirt
by Diane Schoemperlen
Schoemperlen delights the brain, the senses. These short stories will be tasty, I know.
Enemy Women
by Paulette Jiles
A literary historical set during the American Civil War. A rave review by an author I respect put this title on my list immediately. I was a Jiles fan way back when, and I’m delighted to see her making such a strong reentry after a long silence.
Happy All the Time
by Laurie Colwin
I read this book decades ago and absolutely loved it. I recently read Colwin’s Goodbye Without Leaving, and remembered how much I love this author’s sensibility. Now I want to go back and reread Happy All the Time, which I recall is as cheerful and bright as the title. Colwin’s world is invariably light, witty, hip and full of heart.
Water Wings
by Kristen den Hartog
This first novel by a woman in my remote area of the world (northern Ontario, Canada) got excellent reviews and I’ve been longing to read it. The title alone lends itself to lake-side reading.
Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write
by Gayle Brandeis
I plan to read this with peach juice running down my chin.
The Devil's Larder
by Jim Crace
After Crace’s wonderful "chat" at www.readerville.com (go there!) I read Being Dead. Now I’m hooked.
Back to Authors'
Summer Reading Lists
|
|
|
