A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
I have heard nothing but praise for the Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James series, and I've heard it compared to my beloved Armand Gamache books by Louise Penny. Since there are a good number of books in the series, I hope it's good so I'll have something to read once I catch up on my Louise Penny stack.
The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriott
Though book three of this series of English veterinary memoirs wasn't as good as the first two, I still have high hopes for this fourth title.
Adam Bede by George Eliot
I was assigned this novel in college and could not get through it, but after reading Middlemarch last year, I have a new appreciation for George Eliot and I think this book will be much more rewarding for me on a second attempt.
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
I love family memoirs, and I love The Sound of Music, so this seems like a guaranteed favorite to me!
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
I love books about books, and this one seems like a smart, concise reflection on the reading life.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
I loved Death Comes for the Archbishop and can't wait to read more Cather.
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
The only other book by Patchett that I've read is Bel Canto, which I gave four stars. The subject matter in this one seems even more appealing to me, so I'm hoping it might earn five stars.
My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary This is the second of two memoirs Beverly Cleary wrote about her life. I loved the first one (A Girl from Yamhill), and I think I will relate to her even more in this volume as she becomes a librarian and a wife.
The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
I'm reading all of Flannery's short stories in a year with some fellow readers on Instagram, so it might be a while before I get to these letters, but I'm so looking forward to read them. I've read some that were included in her Collected Works, and they definitely made me want more.
Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver
The 1959 film adaptation of this book is my favorite movie of all time. I'm a little afraid I'm setting myself up for disappointment, but I hope the book is as good as the movie!
I've never read Adam Bede before, but I'm intrigued by it! If you read it, I might as well. :)
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I like that you chose books off your physical shelf for this prompt, I...somehow had no idea Beverly Cleary had memoirs. Though to be fair, I also haven't read or really thought about any of her books since 6th grade, unless they come up on TTT. But that sounds wonderful!
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