Intermezzo – Sally Rooney is one of the best writers of her generation. I have read all of her well-written books, and each strikes a chord about our times. I felt like I was reading a screenplay. The character’s emotions are tangled up in love, family, grief, and frustration—a worthy ready.

Be Ready When Luck Happens: A Memoir – I had to read it. There is nothing that I learned after reading too many articles about it, but also because I have followed Ina’s career. I wish she were more forthcoming about the house of trauma she grew up in, but it was indeed there when she became hellbent on finding her path. Her name is in the history books.

Don’t Forget to Write – I loved this book. It is set in the 1960s when the expectations of what women should and could be were very different. It’s a fun read that is hard to put down.

Shred Sisters – Two very different sisters who, no matter what, love each other, no matter what happens in their lives.

Blue Sisters – Three sisters lose their fourth sister unexpectedly. They had to return to NYC to sell the apartment they had grown up in. It is an easy read that pulls the reader into the trials and tribulations of sisterhood.

Love and Missed – A tale of love, drugs and not wanting history to repeat itself.

Margarettown – A crazy book about many Margarets, but there really is only one.

Bewilderment – A beautiful, well-written book about love and our planet.

The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany – An incredible book. War is hell. Survival is deep.

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – I do not know how I missed this when it came out. Great read. Hollywood glamour and ambition. Couldn’t put it down.

Real Americans – Incredibly well-written book that I could not put down. It is about life, family, and science. Loved it.

The Wall – This book has been translated from Germany. It is a fascinating book, and although a bit long, it stuck with me. Here is the description. While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness. A great read.