Favorite books read in 2001
Looking for the best books read in 2001? Explore a memorable curated list featuring standout fiction like Michael Crichton’s *Timeline*, Ursula Hegi’s *Stones from the River*, and compelling reads including *The Red Tent*, *Pope Joan*, *Chang and Eng*, and *Becoming Madame Mao*—a perfect trip down memory lane for avid readers and book lovers.
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Timeline
by Michael Crichton
A new thriller by the best-selling author combines suspense with the latest in scientific knowledge.
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Stones from the River
by Ursula Hegi
From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.
