Good Reads For The Weekend
If you feel like the weekend would be one to unwind and have a good time by yourself, contrary to the partying, visiting, hangouts and other things you might have planed for the weekend, try something different.
Change things up and have a swell time, hunting for these books and reading them over the weekend. Be it in paperback or E-books.
The Name Of God Is Mercy by Pope Francis
This novel was rated 5 star by Barnes and Noble. In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart—mercy—which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy
The Swans Of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife returns with a new novel about New York’s “Swans” of the 1950s. The book sheds light on the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.
God Help The Child by Toni Morrison
The great thing about this novel is the fact that it is written in the current mood of society, Toni Morrison’s first novel weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult. The book is rated five stars by Book Browse.
Her Secondhand Groom by Rose Gordon
Rated 4 stars by Good Reads, the romance novel revolves around widower Lord Patrick Ramsey, Viscount Drakely. He fell in love and married at eighteen only to be devastated by the loss of his beloved as she bore his third daughter. His girls are older and need a mother figure as well as a governess. He decides to marry an ordinary lady to suit both roles. She isn’t so ordinary after all and he is forced to chose between taking a risk or staying alone forever.
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming
In this memoir, Alan Cumming is approached to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show and he tries to solve the mystery of his maternal father’s disappearance and the hand he was dealt by his father, Alex Cumming. In this novel, he moves back and forth in time. It is filled with suspense and emotional. It is a powerful story of embracing the past and casting the dark aside. Rated 4 stars, you should add this book to your library.
The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
Rated 3 stars by Barnes and Nobles and an Instant Best Seller, The Girl On The Train would remind you so much of Gone Girl. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. Things change suddenly, the train is about to move. She becomes more involved than she planned to be.
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