The Great Lover by Jill Dawson

It's a fictional novel based on the early life of War poet Rupert Brooke. - Here's the description on Amazon UK:

"In the summer of 1909, seventeen-year-old Nell Golightly is the new maid at the Orchard Tea Gardens in Cambridgeshire when Rupert Brooke moves in as a lodger. Famed for his looks and flouting of convention, the young poet captures the hearts of men and women alike, yet his own seems to stay intact. Even Nell, despite her good sense, begins to fall for him. What is his secret?


This captivating novel gives voice to Rupert Brooke himself in a tale of mutual fascination and inner turmoil, set at a time of great social unrest. Revealing a man far more complex and radical than legend suggests, it powerfully conveys the allure – and curse – of charisma."

Ally

wow...I never heard of most of these so it looks like I'll be making myself a new "must read" list! Thanks for all of the new titles.

Firefly Lane by Kristyn Hannah

this is a story about friendship, I think it would lead to great discussion

Little Bee: A Novel by Chris Cleave

The Forgottend Garden is great....how about The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe...it is on my to read list.....

Orange Mint and Honey A Novel by Carleen Brice.

The Blue Hour by Lilian Pizzichini

Lost and Found Carolyn Parkhurst

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates

More Southern Comfort by Joyce Finch Brown

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's YA, but CoL has done that before.

are we really nominating for September already.

Wow!

How about Still Alice?

Okay ladies lets nominate some great reads for September.
Here's the run down

* ONE nomination
* List book and author (youd be surprised how many books have similar titles)
* You nominate a book and it is chosen then You are leading the discussion
* New discussion guidelines posted in this thread

* Top vote getter starts the month. 2nd most votes takes over in the middle
* Nominations go until Monday or until 12 books are nominated whichever comes first
* Our "Read" bookshelf lists all the previous books that have been our monthly books if you're wondering what we have or haven't read

This is honestly one of my favorite things about COL I find some of my best books by those that are nominated not just the books that are chosen but all the books nominated always open my window of reading even more so thank you!
T~