Reese's Book Club

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. copied from /MyAccount/MyList/144428 - List: Reese's Book Club
 

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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
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A life-changing book that uses new research to challenge old beliefs about belonging.

2. Fair play: a game-changing solution for when you have too much to do (and more life to live)

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Author:
Rodsky, Eve
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
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"A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for too long--from a woman tapped by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine as the expert on this topic for a new generation of women"--

3. From scratch: a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home

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Author:
Locke, Tembi, 1970-
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldaña!

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.
It was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a...

4. Group: how one therapist and a circle of strangers saved my life

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Author:
Tate, Christie
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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A top law school graduate struggling with suicidal thoughts and an eating disorder describes her reluctant participation in a therapeutic support group that taught her the meaning of human connection and intimacy.

5. I'm still here: black dignity in a world made for whiteness

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Author:
Brown, Austin Channing
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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An "account of growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America ... [that looks] at how white, middle-class, evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all"--Amazon.com.

6. The library book

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Author:
Orlean, Susan
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK

A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018

"A constant pleasure to read...Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book." —The Washington Post

"CAPTIVATING...DELIGHTFUL." —Christian Science Monitor...

7. Untamed

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Author:
Doyle, Glennon, 1976-
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
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"There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives, relationships, and world, and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to...