[Magdalen] favorite book(s) from 2024?

[Susan Hagen]

Julia Childs Secret War.  About her WWII work with the OSS.  She served in
India and China

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025, 2:01 PM Richard S. Crawford <richard at underpope.com>
wrote:

> For fantasy fans, I recommend *The Gods Below* by Andrea Stewart. It's kind
> of a dark story, with a couple of explicit scenes, but a rewarding read,
> especially for a first book in a projected trilogy. But I may be biased,
> because Andrea is a good friend of mine who has helped me with my own
> writing. :)
>
> I haven't read many thrillers or historic novels (though I'm in the middle
> of *Hild* by Nicola Griffith), though. I plan to do more of that this
> coming year.
>
> Richard
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM Juli Tarsney <juli at tarsney.net> wrote:
>
> > I haven't read Louise Penny's latest yet, but I've read or listen to all
> of
> > the others – love them! (I based my own response on what I read in 2024,
> > few of which were 2024 releases.)
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > This isn't from 2024 (except the last book in the series), but I LOVED
> > the
> > > entire Louise Penny/ Chief Inspector Gamache series. A little more
> > > substantial than "cozy mysteries," but not enough to give nightmares.
> > Also
> > > loved Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series (historical fiction, not
> > thrillers).
> > >
> > >
> > > Ann
> > > The Reverend Ann Markle
> > > Buffalo,  NY
> > > ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 8:55 AM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I read and enjoyed them as well!
> > > >
> > > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 at 11:50, Juli Tarsney <juli at tarsney.net>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > It's good to hear from all of you, some of whom I do see on
> > > Facebook. I
> > > > > > have such good memories of St Sam's and then Magdalen, and I do
> > value
> > > > my
> > > > > > abiding connection with the Anglican world, as embodied by each
> of
> > > you
> > > > > ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'll chime in here on the books question -- a more
> straightforward
> > > > > > assignment than the "update" one :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After a look at Goodreads: My very favorites included two novels
> by
> > > > David
> > > > > > Nicholls (One Day and Us) and, much earlier in the year and on
> the
> > > > > > non-fiction front, Liz Cheney's memoir (audio version -- highly
> > > > > > recommended). On the Anglican theme, I read Glittering Images by
> > > Susan
> > > > > > Howatch ... I had been assuming this was a reread, but it didn't
> > feel
> > > > at
> > > > > > all familiar to me, so I think the book I remember reading years
> > ago
> > > > was
> > > > > > actually a later title in the series. At any rate, I'd kind of
> like
> > > to
> > > > > read
> > > > > > the whole series, but since then I've been sidetracked ... the
> > story
> > > of
> > > > > my
> > > > > > reading life.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I think I've read all the Starbridge novels - probably not in the
> > > correct
> > > > > chronological order, but  I can't check now. I hope they're in one
> of
> > > the
> > > > > boxes in our back shed (I couldn't bear to throw them out !) I
> > enjoyed
> > > > them
> > > > > all. I often wonder what my mother-in-law (wife of a sometime CofE
> > > Vicar
> > > > > and postgrad.student of JRR Tolkein, brought up Unitarian) would
> have
> > > > made
> > > > > of them, but she died before they started to come out.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lesley de Voil
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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