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. Braving the wilderness: the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

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Author:
Brown, Brené
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
A life-changing book that uses new research to challenge old beliefs about belonging.

2. 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
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Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction has 4
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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...

3. Tokyo ever after

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Author:
Jean, Emiko
Series:
Tokyo ever after volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.