No summer blogging is complete without a list of entertaining (yet not entirely trashy) beach reads. I admit that most of my favorite writers are men. David Sedaris, Tom Robbins, Chuck Palahniuk, Stieg Larsson, Kurt Vonnegut. Well, I'm putting the men on the shelf. Here's a list of 4 favorite books by women authors.
In the same caustic and self incriminating way as David Sedaris, Sloane Crosley recounts personal victories and catastrophes throughout her life. Found myself laughing out loud to her stories more than once!
In this work of bright southern kissed fiction, Joshilyn Jackson writes about a young girl forced to return home to the deep South after years to face what she has left behind, including her demons. This book has everything: friendship, murder, love, betrayal. Get on it.
Barbara Kingsolver is a poetic writer, evironmentalist and hands down, one of my favorite authors. Through emphasis on the natural world, her characters become deeply rooted in their surroundings and very meaningful, as if you know them personally, which is always the best.
This book details a coming of age woman in a complicated world. Jane's inner voice is something to note. She listens to it, just as we all should when juggling crazy facets of life. Although the story seems very on-the-surface in a Bridget Jones-kinda way at first, there's much more beneath it all.So, grab one of these and get sucked in. You won't be able to put it down. Believe me.
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