Books my Mom (Candace Howell 1950-1997) Loved

Submitted by jenhowel on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:00
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  • Little Women (her favorite always)
  • Jane Austen's entire output, esp. Pride and Prejudice
  • The Spencer Detective Novels
  • Barbara Kingsolver novels
  • Anne Tyler novels
  • Shakespeare's plays
  • Tender is the Night
  • Art Books esp. related to Impressionism
  • Books related to the Shakers or other quaint religious communities
  • Biographies of women - esp. Margaret Bourke-White, Isaak Dinesen, Georgia O'Keefe
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This list is my own tribute to the memory of my mom, who died several years ago now in a car crash. She passed on her love of books to me, by reading to me every night when I was a child and by setting a good example and reading herself. I have kept almost all of her books for myself. Except the Spencer for Hire thing. I think she had a crush on the guy on that show!