Book Club Vote #2

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Results

In a Field of Blue by Gemma Liviero was a narrow winner after Brooke and I voted to break a 3-way tie! I read another book by this author, The Road Beyond Ruin, early last year and really enjoyed it. So, I’m definitely looking forward to reading this one! We’ve noted the other top-performing books and will likely include them again next time historical fiction is selected. We can’t wait for our first discussion on Saturday, May 16th, 2020! Check out the details and full reading schedule here!

Welcome to our next book selection vote! If you’ve been reading with us, we hope you’re enjoying I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie and are excited to vote on our next read. If you’re just joining us, welcome to the Quill Quotes Book Club! We’re excited to read with you!

Genre Vote Results

Historical fiction was a clear winner in the genre vote with 5 votes! Brooke and I both like historical fiction so this should be a great read! If you’re disappointed, remember that we make sure to read a variety of genres by excluding recent winners from the next vote. Please be sure to follow us and come back next time if you decide to sit this book out.

The Choices

We’ve selected five possible historical fiction books for our second book club read! Check them out and then vote for those you’re interested in reading with us below. The book with the most votes wins, so you can cross your fingers and vote for only your favorite or hedge your bets and vote for your top choices. If there’s a tie, we’ll pick… If we’re tied, we’ll flip a coin!

In a Field of Blue by Gemma Liviero

England 1922. It’s been four years since Rudy’s brother Edgar went missing in war-torn France. Still deep in mourning and grappling with unanswered questions, Rudy and his mother struggle to move on. When the enigmatic Mariette arrives unexpectedly at the family’s manor claiming to be Edgar’s widow, and the mother of his child, Rudy urges her to stay, hoping she’ll shed light on the missing pieces. [Read more]

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England.  But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. [Read more]

The Summer Country by Lauren Willig

New York Times bestselling historical novelist Lauren Willig delivers her biggest, boldest, and most ambitious novel yet—a sweeping Victorian epic of lost love, lies, jealousy, and rebellion set in colonial Barbados. [Read more]

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. [Read more]

The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy

Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne’s involvement is something she can’t reveal to either of them. [Read more]

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Vote closes on Saturday, 4/25, with the winner to be announced Sunday, 4/26/2020.

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