The Women - Kristin Hannah

The story tells what women nurses and medics did in Vietnam and the treatment they received when they returned home. Because we know “there were no women there”.

West with Giraffes - Lynda Rutledge

Mr. Nickel learns giraffes are going extinct. In 1938 giraffes are transported across the country to a zoo. True story!

The Color of Heaven - Julianne MacLean

Sophia is a successful columnist whose world falls apart after her daughter’s unexpected illness, her husband’s shocking affair, and her mother’s disappearance.

Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende

Eliza Sommers, an orphan from Chile, follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 – a rough world driven by “Gold Fever”. Her friend and savior, Dr. Tao Chien, opens the door to a new life of freedom and independence and needs to decide between her loves.

The Berry Pickers - Amanda Peters

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women - Lisa See

True historical story of a woman physician in the 15th century. Urgent for medical profession to listen to women and their concerns. Women help other women and their illnesses. Remarkable woman in the Ming Dynasty whose many remedies are still being used.

Gilead - Marilynne Robinson

Reverend John Ames loses his first wife in childbirth. Remarries and has a son. His heart troubles shorten his life so he writes a book to communicate all the things he will not be able to tell his son. Pulitzer Prize winner full of wisdom and compassion.

Lunch & Book Lists for 2025-2026

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