1. NEST Café “Read This Book” 1/26/15
I'll Have What She's Having / Rebecca Harrington $
A hilarious look at the eating habits of the skinny and famous--from Gwyneth's goji berry and quail egg concoctions to Jackie Kennedy's baked potato and Beluga caviar regimen--Rebecca Harrington leaves no cabbage soup unstirred in her wickedly funny, wildly absurd quest to diet like the stars.
Empress Dowager Cixi / Jung Chang $
From the author of Mao and Wild Swans comes the epic biography of the woman who ruled China for fifty years, overcoming centuries of tradition to bring a medieval empire into the modern age.
The Winter People / Jennifer McMahon $
The New York Times bestselling author returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters sometimes too unbreakable.
Death Comes to Pemberley / P.D. James $
P. D. James combines her two lifelong loves, Jane Austen and murder mysteries, in this pitch-perfect sequel to Pride and Prejudice, which finds a guest shockingly murdered on the Darcys' estate. One of the biggest hardcover bestsellers of the 2011 holiday season.
Longbourn / Jo Baker $
An irresistible below-stairs answer to Pride and Prejudice: a story of the romance, intrigue, and drama among the servants of the Bennet household.
My Beloved World / Sonia Sotomayor $
An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the US Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir.
The Aftermath / Rhidian Brook $
From an award-winning author and screenwriter comes a searing new novel, soon to be made into a major motion picture: set in a ravaged Germany right after World War II, this is the profoundly moving story of two families--one British, one German--thrown into one house, and of love grown from hate.
Plainsong / Kent Haruf $
Crazy Rich Asians / Kevin Kwan $
A funny, juicy debut novel about the devious scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend home to meet the family ... without telling her that they're loaded.
Never Let Me Go / Kazuo Ishiguro $
A deeply moving and stunningly original love story with a startling twist from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2005 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
Katie Mehan * * 206/