These are a few books I recently finished that I would recommend to a friend. I hope you enjoy!
The Beautiful Mystery
by Louise Penny
Minotaur Books © 2012
This is book #8 in the Chief Inspector Gamache series.
Louise Penny has a unique talent for imagery that I find magnetic. I was in the monastery corridor, filled with rainbows and “giddy prisms”. I sat with the monks at their table, laden with dishes prepared with produce, fresh from their gardens.
This is a beautiful story of love and the ease with which love can be betrayed.
If you are looking for a new mystery series, I would recommend Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series.
The Good Daughter
by Karin Slaughter
HarperCollins Publishers © 2017
A story that intertwines current crimes with a cold case that will grip you and keep you turning the page. It’s the story of what happens to a family in the aftermath of a tragedy which leaves a mother dead and two young girls changed forever. The family is seemingly fractured beyond repair until secrets from the past which will not be suppressed begin to surface.
The Path Made Clear
Discovering your Life’s Direction and Purpose
by Oprah Winfrey
Flatiron Books © 2019
Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey, full cast
Macmillan Audio © 2019
I recommend the audio version of this book. Clips of the interviews from which these words of wisdom are pulled. The tone and context this provides increases the value of this book exponentially.
If you are looking for hope, courage and the belief in yourself, this book is the tool that can provide the insight to find the strength you need. You got this!
Daring Greatly
How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead
by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW
Penguin Random House LLC © 2012
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to be able to take risks and put themselves out there? Brené Brown calls these people wholehearted, and has spent a career studying them.
Whether you are looking to become a better parent, are trying to understand why you feel disconnected or would like to improve your leadership, this book is a great enabler of the intrinsic understanding to becoming better, more connected, through all facets of our lives.
“To claim the truths about who we are, where we come from what we believe and the very imperfect nature of our lives, we have to be willing to give ourselves a break and appreciate the beauty of our cracks or imperfections.” – Brené Brown
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
By Malcolm Gladwell
Little Brown & Co © 2005
I love Blink because it helps keep readers from becoming complacent. “People are ignorant of the things that affect their actions, yet they rarely feel ignorant. We need to accept our ignorance and say ‘I don’t know’ more often.” Acknowledgement of ignorance and having the conversations, reading the books and articles in order to become less ignorant will help us as we navigate through the current conversations and changes taking place in our society today.