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Sylvia

by Bryce Courtenay

“I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.” From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance.”                                                 Overview by Google Books

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Our Book Club Reading List

We’ve read a little bit of everything over the years. Whether you’re a book club looking for some ideas about what to read or just want a good book to curl up in bed with this reading list should help!

  • 98. Most Anything You Please | Trudy Morgan Cole | Cathy’s Pick
  • 97. Into the Water | Paula Hawkins | Toddy’s Pick
  • 96. Difficult Women | Grove Atlantic | Pam’s Pick
  • 95. Neuromancer | William Gibson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 94. Something Is Always On Fire | Measha Brueggergosman | Liz’s Pick
  • 93. Rock Paper Sex | Kerri Cull | Peggy’s Pick
  • 92. We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night | Joel Thomas Hynes | Kathy’s Pick
  • 91. Cutting for Stone | Abraham Verghese | Cathy’s Pick
  • 90. Bear Town | Fredrik Backman | Kelly’s Pick
  • 89. Caught | Lisa Moore | Alison’s Pick
  • 88. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened | Jenny Lawson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 87. Found Far and Wide | Kevin Major | Toddy’s Pick
  • 86. The Sparrow | Author Mary Doria Russell | Pam’s Pick
  • 85. Tomboy Survival Guide | Author Ivan Coyote | Liz’s Pick
  • 84. Rush Oh! | Author Shirley Barrett | Kathy’s Pick
  • 83. The Invention of Wings | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Toddy’s Pick
  • 82. No Longer Human | Author Osamu Dazai | Kelly’s Pick
  • 81. The Nest | Author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney | Peggy’s Pick
  • 80. I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Author Iain Reid | Alison’s Pick
  • 79. A Man Called Ove | Author Fredrik Bachman | Toddy’s Pick
  • 78. The Illegal | Author Lawrence Hill | Liz’s Pick
  • 77. Ledger of the Open Hand | Author Leslie Vryenhoek | Pam’s Pick
  • 76. The End of Your Life Book Club | Author Will Schwalbe | Peggy’s Pick
  • 75. Magic Strings of Frankie Presto | Author Mitch Albom | Kelly’s Pick
  • 74. The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Author Thornton Wilder | Kathy’s Pick
  • 73. This Changes Everything | Author Naomi Klein | Lisa’s Pick
  • 72. The Language of Flowers | Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh | Alison’s Pick
  • 71. All the Light We Cannot See | Author Anthony Doerr | Toddy’s Pick
  • 70. Lullabies for Little Criminals | Author Heather O’Neill | Peggy’s Pick
  • 69. Ghost Boy | Author Martin Pistorious | Liz’s Pick
  • 68. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal | Author Christopher Moore | Pam’s Pick
  • 67. A Prayer for Owen Meaney | Author John Irving | Kelly’s Pick
  • 66. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter | Author Carson McCullers | Kathy’s Pick
  • 65. Remembering Babylon | Author David Malouf | Catherine’s Pick
  • 64. Crimes Against My Brother | Author David Adams Richards | Lisa’s Pick
  • 63. The Rosie Project | Author Graeme Simsion | Alison’s Pick
  • 62. B as in Beauty | Author Alberto Ferreras | Toddy’s Pick
  • 61. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Author Sherman Alexie | Peggy’s Pick
  • 60. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life | Author Chris Hadfield | Liz’s Pick
  • 59. The Bell Jar | Author Sylvia Plath | Pam’s Pick
  • 58. The Son of a Certain Woman | Author Wayne Johnston | Kathy’s Pick
  • 57. Ru | Author Kim They | Kelly’s Pick
  • 56. Emancipation Day | Author Wayne Grady | Alison’s Pick
  • 55. 419 | Author Will Ferguson | Jennifer’s Pick
  • 54. Midwives | Author Chris Bohjalian | Toddy’s Pick
  • 53. Far to Go | Author Alison Pick | Liz’s Pick
  • 52. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | Author Lewis Caroll | Pam’s Pick
  • 51. February | Author Lisa Moore | Peggy’s Pick
  • 50. Under The Hawthorne Tree | Author Ai Mi | Kelly’s Pick
  • 49. Everybody Has Everything | Author Katrina Onstad | Alison’s Pick
  • 48. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window & Disappeared | Author Jonas Jonasson | Kathy’s Pick
  • 47. The High Road | Author Terry Fallis | Jennifer’s Pick
  • 46. The Memory Palace | Author Mira Bartok | Toddy’s Pick
  • 45. The Shack | Author William P. Young | Krista’s Pick
  • 44. The Girls | Author Lori Lansens | Liz’s Pick
  • 43. Lolita | Author Vladimir Nabokov | Pam’s Pick
  • 42. Something Fierce | Author Carmen Aquirre | Peggy’s Pick
  • 41. Bullets, Butterflies & Italy | Author John Meyer | Kathy’s Pick
  • 40. The Curse of Flowervilla | Author Anastasia English | Kelly’s Pick
  • 39. The Best Laid Plans | Author Terry Fallis | Alison’s Pick
  • 38. The Mermaid Chair | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Liz’s Pick
  • 37. Left Neglected | Author Lisa Genova | Toddy’s Pick
  • 26. The Thirteenth Tale | Author Diane Setterfield | Penny’s Pick
  • 35. A Thousand Splendid Suns | Author Khalid Hosseini | Jennifer’s Pick
  • 34. The Help | Author Kathyrn Stockett | Pam’s Pick
  • 33. Sarah’s Key | Author Tatiana DeRosnay | Peggy’s Pick
  • 32. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Author Mark Twain | Kathy’s Pick
  • 31. By the Rivers of Brooklyn | Author Trudy J. Morgan-Cole | Kelly’s Pick
  • 30. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier | Author Ishmael Beah | Liz’s Pick
  • 29. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life | Author Barbara Kingsolver | Allison’s Pick
  • 28. Sweetness in the Belly | Author Camilla Gibb | Liz’s Pick
  • 27. Kit’s Law | Author Donna Morrissey | Jennifer’s Pick
  • 26. Mister Pip | Author Lloyd Jones | Penny’s Pick
  • 25. The Sea Wolf | Author Jack London | Peggy’s Pick
  • 24. The Gargoyle | Author Andrew Davidson | Toddy’s Pick
  • 23. The Bishop’s Man | Author Linden MacIntyre | Kathy’s Pick
  • 22. Three Cups of Tea | Author Greg Mortensen | Susan’s Pick
  • 21. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Author Mark Haddon | Kelly’s Pick
  • 20. The Book of Negroes | Author Lawrence Hill | Alison’s Pick
  • 19. The Time Traveler’s Wife | Author Audrey Niffenegger | Penny’s Pick
  • 18. Kiss of Midnight | Author Lara Adrian | Toddy’s Pick
  • 17. House of Hate | Author Percy Janes | Kathy’s Pick
  • 16. Sylvia | Author Bryce Courtenay | Kelly’s Pick
  • 15. Pride and Predjudice | Author Jane Austen | Susan’s Pick
  • 14. Vanishing Act | Author Jodi Picoult | Alison’s Pick
  • 13. Water for Elephants | Author Sara Gruen | Penny’s Pick
  • 12. Velocity | Author Dean Koontz | Toddy’s Pick
  • 11. Lady Chatterly’s Lover | Author D.H. Lawrence | Kathy’s Pick
  • 10. The Red Tent | Author Anita Diamont | Peggy’s Pick
  • 9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Author John Boyne | Kelly’s Pick
  • 8. This Much is True | Author Tina Chaulk | Paula’s Pick
  • 7. Eat, Pray, Love | Author Elizabeth Gilbert | Alison’s Pick
  • 6. 44 Dublin Made Me | Author Peter Sheridan | Penny’s Pick
  • 5. The Nightingale’s Nest | Author Sarah Harrison | Toddy’s Pick
  • 4. The Island | Author Victoria Hislop | Natalie’s Pick
  • 3. Measure of a Man | Author Sydney Poiter | Kathy’s Pick
  • 2. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter | Author Kim Edwards | Peggy’s Pick
  • 1. The Kite Runner | Author Khalid Hosseini | Kelly’s Pick

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