Reese's Book Club (Updated October 2022)

Each month, Reese Witherspoon chooses a book with a woman at the center of the story. There's not a formula to the books she spotlights. Reese's team makes their choices thoughtfully and looks for ways to deepen our connection to books, authors, and ourselves.
 

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1. The Alice Network

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Author:
Quinn, Kate
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Two women--a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947--are brought together in a ... story of courage and redemption"--Amazon.com.

2. Erotic stories for Punjabi widows

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Author:
Jaswal, Balli Kaur
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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On Shelf
8 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
JASWAL
Green Road Community - Adult Fiction
JASWAL
North Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
JASWAL
Description:
After her father's death, Nikki, who has spent most of her life distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community, takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community.

3. The island of missing trees

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Author:
Shafak, Elif, 1971-
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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22 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
SHAFAK
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
SHAFAK
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction has 4
SHAFAK
Description:
"Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers, and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when...

4. One day in December: a novel

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Author:
Silver, Josie
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.”—Reese Witherspoon (A Reese’s Book Club Pick)
“The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver’s characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.”—Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love...