By: Elin Hilderbrand
Elin Hilderbrand is my all-time favorite "beach-read" author. In the Blue Bistro, Adrienne, a young, adventurous woman who has never quite found her calling in life, sets out to Nantucket in search of two things: financial stability and to find her true self. After years of moving from place to place, she is ready to settle down and find a true family. The Blue Bistro offers just what she is looking for, after falling for the owner, a mid-western, Thatcher, who is torn between the love for his friend and business partner and Adrienne.
This novel explores the inside dynamics of the restaurant lifestyle and Adrienne's search for her future, which was stolen from her in various ways.
Overall, the perfect beach read. I couldn't put it down on our Naples vacation!
What Alice Forgot
By: Liane Moriarty
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Imagine falling off your bike in spin class and waking up to realize that you have lost 10 years of memories from your life. Imagine forgetting your age, the fact that your marriage has turned in to a complete disaster, the birth of your three children, or the fact that you have any children at all.
"What Alice Forgot" is an intriguing novel about a woman who has the unique chance to view her life 10 years in the future, only now the future is the present.
I found myself thinking about where my life was 10 years ago, and the memories that would be displaced if I suddenly faced this type of memory loss. College, friends, grad school, weddings, Teach For America, deaths, and the myriad of events that have shaped who I am today.
This novel is thought-provoking, comical, and I found myself becoming a cheerleader for Alice to find herself in the context of her new, unfamiliar life.
Definitely five stars for this one!
The New Eve:
Choosing God's Best for Your Life
By: Robert Lewis
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"The New Eve" poses the question to women living in our fast paced, consumer-driven society that changed the way I view my purpose in life, causing me to re-examine my thoughts on the idea, "Can you really have it all?" Lewis takes the reader through a historical account of feminism and its rise in the past 60 years from Mrs. Cleaver in "Leave it to Beaver" to today's female executive and compares/ contrasts the model of women in today's society vs. that of our parents.
The author explores God's core callings of women from the perspective of Eve and the first sin through Mary, the mother of Jesus, who contrasts Eve and presents a model for us as the "New Eve."
My small group just completed this study and I would highly recommend it to a group of young, educated women, seeking to find their core callings. It is a great conversation starter and poses thoughtful questions and leads to deep insight among a small group. I also found the historical account of feminism very interesting as I was born in to a culture where as women, we were seen as equal to men.
The book is an easy read, and I highly recommend it!
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