Book Recommendations
- October 12th, 2006
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Our girlfriends are extremely well-read. If you are looking for a good, woman-friendly read, here are a few of their book recommendations. Please add your favorites using the comments form!
"One of the wonderful women I’ve met through blogging, sent me this book in the mail with a card wishing me well and asking me to pass it on when I’m through reading. It is called Playing with Matches by Amy Cameron.
I read the whole thing in two nights, no kidding! This book is a run down of bad dates both from the author and from other women who have contributed. I love it and it reminds me so much of my friends! The friend that sent it to me wrote a little message in the front cover with her email address and the request to read it and pass it on. I am sending it (after adding my inscription) to another friend in hopes that she will love it as much as I did!"
Comment by Mandy — July 9, 2006 @ 11:39 pm | Edit This
“The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart. It is this great book about 2 friends who have a falling out and then reconnect many years later. I read it during a rough patch with one of my oldest/closest friends. She and I have always loved talking about and trading books, and it was killing me that I couldn’t tell her about and discuss this book with her. When we finally “made-up” (so silly, are those friendship quarrels!) the first thing I did was send her a copy of the book from Amazon.com. The ending is happy, both in the book and real life 
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Comment by Gabi — July 12, 2006 @ 3:18 am | Edit This
"I recommend the book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. It’s a fun read for high school girls as well as older women. Whether you’re experiencing high school currently or reflecting on your high school days, it’s a book that women of all ages can relate to. I enjoyed getting to know the four main teenage characters (girls) and following them through triumphs and failures as they mature into young women. The sequels are just as interesting as the first book. Enjoy!:)" Comment by Liz — August 15, 2006 @ 8:27 pm | Edit This
"First I want to give props where props are due! Thank you for this great site where women can come together and share some of their loveable literary finds. And also my parents, who showed me that summer can be even more enjoyable if you don’t forget your library card! One of the books I not only would reccomend to a friend but have already reccommeded to several is Ain’t No Mountain by Sharon Ewell Foster. As a Christian woman waiting on God for direction, I find myself waiting on God in the romance department as well. Has God ever put something right in front of you, just so that you ‘couldn’t miss it’? Well, one day, I was walking into the entrance of a Walmart and there was a huge box of books right there at the entrance. In fact it was this book. I knew the book was mine for the taking. And boy was I glad I’d ‘bumped into it’. It was funny, and it talked about how we women need to wait on Him, even in the marriage department. Please think about reading this great book, it’s inspiring, humourous and right on time! Love Nicole"
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if i could have one more day by mitch albom
i read this in memory of my mom who gives me one more day every time i think of her which is all the time.
diane lewis
public relations
since 1987
Comment by diane — December 29, 2006 @ 3:03 pm
I just finished Alexandra Stoddard’s latest, Happiness For Two. The book is a collection of 75 essays that apply Stoddard’s lifestyle philosophy to couples. My favorites were “Don’t discuss your intimacy and secrets with others, Stop the teasing, Talk Up, not down and Don’t correct each other in public.
Comment by Carolyn — January 9, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
I highly recommend HAVE I GOT A GUY FOR YOU: What Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up. Edited by Alix Strauss (whose written for Elle, Marie Claire, Self, and Entertainment Weekly), the stories chronicle the dating disasters that ensue when well-meaning moms meddle in their daughter’s love lives, with match making misadventures that range from awkward to awful. From being left alone to suffer on a ski slope to an endless Dungeons and Dragons Convention, there’s only Mom to blame – and we all can relate. Highly amusing, incredibly endearing, and quite comforting. HAVE I GOT A GUY FOR YOU transcends language and culture with off-the-wall anecdotes that are richly varied and very funny, colorfully meandering through the strange maze of blind dates and living to tell about it. Perfect for anyone looking for a great beach read!
Comment by Lauren — June 2, 2008 @ 10:58 am
The Other Boleyn Girl by: Philippa Gregory – I’m currently reading this book and I can’t put it down. I saw the movie some time ago, and I can honestly say that the movie does no justice to the book-and the movie was pretty good. The story is purely fiction, but still a good read. It reminds you of your favorite daytime soap drama. I usually read books of a more serious suject matter, but this book is a nice change of pace.. It’s a page turner!!!
Comment by Yasmeen — November 17, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
[...] fiction, check out a few of our girlfriend-recommended reads here. And P.S.: We LOVE beautiful coffee-table type books and would be happy to receive one as a gift. [...]
Pingback by Gifts for the Bookish Girlfriend | Girlfriend Celebrations — November 30, 2008 @ 10:13 am
The new book “After the Ball: A Woman’s Tale of Reclaiming Happily Ever After” by Barb Greenberg is a modern day fable featuring Cinderella and Snow White, who seek the secret to living “happily ever after” when they discover that their Prince Charming was not all they thought he would be.
The book is available online at:
http:/www.rosepathpress.com
BOOK REVIEW OF AFTER THE BALL (Armchair Interviews)
“Every once in a while a book comes along that has you telling everyone about it. This is After the Ball, a truly inspirational book for women–single, married, widowed, or re-singled. Written like a fairytale, Greenberg uses Cinderella and Snow White to tell her story about women who thought they had married well –and then as time went on, the shine went off the princes’ crown. The women meet for tea after a long journey across the countryside from their distant castles. When they admit to each other (isn’t that always the first step of action) that they were SO unhappy, the story starts. We have a wise woman in the woods, we have trusty steads (horses) and beautiful carriages–all the elements of a fairytale, but this one isn’t. What have these princesses put up with that hurt their deepest soul? Can they survive alone without the prince? What can these princesses do “after”? How do they support each other?
Comment by Joan Holman — September 1, 2009 @ 10:28 am