What’s the greatest book you read in 2009? Are you looking for something new to read? Here is Amazon.com’s list of top books for 2009.
Let The Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Award-winning novelist Colum McCann has released his best novel yet. Let The Great World Spin is about New York City and its people in the 1970s. Corrigan is a radical and young Irish monk, who lives among prostitutes in the Bronx. Mothers gather to grieve for their sons who died in Vietnam. Tillie, a grandmother at 38, continues to play tricks with her teenage daughter to provide for her family and assess her self-worth. These and other stories make up the world of Let the Great World Spin. Read how McCann will unravel all of them.
Strength In What Remains (Tracy Kidder)
Strength In What Remains recounts the amazing story of Deogracias and his escape from massive ethnic violence in Burundi, only to end up escaping from genocide in Rwanda. He finally escapes to New York City, where he is given a new lease on life. In this book, Kidder shows us what happened to Deo in the past and how he has coped with the memories until the present day. He perseveres in America, struggling through sleepless nights, little money and even little English. He pushes through and reaches Columbia University, a medical degree and American citizenship. Today, he goes back to Burundi and offers all the help he can give, which Kidder also has successfully recounted in the book.
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantell)
Many novels and books have been written about Henry VIII and his many wives. But few have been written about Henry VIII’s closest adviser, Thomas Cromwell. In Wolf Hall, Mantel tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, who does not meddle in Henry VIII’s personal affairs and only is concerned about the future of a free England. Combining fiction and fact, Wolf Hall shows us a great story about Thomas Cromwell and how he was able to influence the events that led to the creation of the Church of England.
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