Books I read in 2008 (July - December)

Explore my curated list of books read from July to December 2008. Discover top reads, hidden gems, and personal reviews in this 2008 book roundup.

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Garden Spells

by Sarah Addison Allen

In this luminous debut novel, Allen tells the story of an enchanted apple tree that bears prophetic fruit and edible flowers that are imbued with …
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The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of …
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Devil Bones

by Kathy Reichs

When a plumber discovers the remains of a murdered girl and various dark religious objects in the cellar of a client's house, Temperance Brennan is …
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Coastliners

by Joanne Harris

Mado has been adrift for too long. After ten years in Paris, she returns to the small island of Le Devin, the home that has …
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Rosewater and Soda Bread

by Marsha Mehran

“Mehran’s novel delights the senses on every page. The story pulses with life as three Iranian sisters struggle to make sense of matters of the …
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The 19th Wife

by David Ebershoff

The story of Ann Eliza Young's crusade against polygamy interwines with a tale of murder involving a polygamist family in present-day Utah.
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Pomegranate Soup

by Marsha Mehran

Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small, sheltered village of Ballinacroagh. To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland …
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The Lace Reader

 

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of …
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Testimony

by Anita Shreve

A New England boarding school is rocked in the wake of a sex scandal in which participants were caught on videotape, a situation that derails …
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The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found alone after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she …
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The House at Riverton

 

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