Last week I shared what I have been reading this summer and invited all of you to share your best finds. Here come a variety of recommendations from your fellow colleagues across the continuum.
Laurie said she just finished Ken Follett’s World Without End, which is a sequel to The Pillars of the Earth. They are both historical novels initially centered around a cathedral and the towns and villages that grow around it. The second book takes place around the time of the Black Death and portrays how the devastating plague affected people’s lives.
Billie explains that she has been able to read several books this summer as she has started commuting on a 30-mile trip to work every day. The first summer book was Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul by Tony Hendra. This book was fun to read and led to some serious soul searching. The second book was The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber. Just a good read. The third is the complete volume of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. This is much more that just a children’s book.
Janet shared with us that the two most fun books she has read in a while are by Sarah Addison Allen. They are Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. Both are set in the mountains of North Carolina and include a lot of quirky characters. Great fast-paced reads for the beach or the back porch or anywhere you can sneak a minute for yourself.
Bern said that she loved A Thousand Splendid Suns. It’s by the same author as The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini – and it’s a story about two women’s lives that intertwine in war-torn Afghanistan. It’s a really touching story about the bonds of women.
Richard recommends the novelist Cormac McCarthy, whose most recent book, The Road, tells the story of a father and son trying to survive in a barren, post-apocalyptic world. In a landscape of despair it is not without hope.
Michelle wrote, “The Other Boleyn Girl was one of the best books I have read in a while. I highly recommend!”
Corky suggested any book by Randy Wayne White. He possesses the gift for humor and is able to build his stories to suspenseful, plausible and satisfying endings. Most of his stories take place in Florida and he leaves the reader desirous of checking out his descriptions.
From Julie: “A good book I read was in the self-help category. It is by Debbie Ford and titled Why Good People Do Bad Things.”
Camilla shared: “Something that I get at our public library are books on CDs. I love ’being read to’ while driving to appointments. The library even has a summer reading program for adults this year. By far one of my favorite authors is James Patterson, especially his early Alex Cross mysteries. “
Glad we have a few more weeks of summer so you can check out these suggestions.
Enjoy!
Anne Llewellyn, RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN
Editor-in-Chief of Across My Desk, Case in Point magazine, and the Case Management Resource Guide
allewellyn@dorlandhealth.com
