This first novel has been flying off the shelves of the library where I work. It's the story of two black maids and an aspiring white writer in Missisippi in the early 1960's. It's a likable and easy read. There have been better novels on the topic, but this approach brings it to a wide audience. Segregation lite! Interest peaked in the summer of 2009, but will rise again as a movie is due out in August 2011.
This is a non fiction self help book about a yearlong program to find more happiness. Self help books generally make me cringe, but this one is appealing for several reasons. One is that the author once wrote a spoof on self help books. Two is that many women share the mania for self improvement programs, myself included, and this tackles the impulse with humour, credible research, and great quotes. My favourite is, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
If you like Oprah Winfrey, you will like these two books!
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