Nominations for June 2023

[Charlene]

It's time to nominate a book to read in June.

There is no theme this month and you can nominate two books that haven't been read in the past three years.

The books must have been written by a woman and must be at least 50 years old. Please make sure the books were published before 1973. Please state if you can lead.

You can check our book shelf for ideas and to see if a book has been read recently.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Nominations end on April 15.

[Nidhi]

I nominate The Living Reed by Pearl S Buck.

Girls with Slender Means by Muriel Sparks.

[Nidhi]

Sorry, I can't edit my post. The second nomination is Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark.

[Charlene]

The Living Reed: A Novel of Korea by Pearl S Buck
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Sparks
Return to Night by Mary Renault
Abigail by Magda Szabo
The Farm in the Green Mountains by Alice Herdan Zuckmayer
South Riding by Winifred Holtby
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen

[Carolien]

I'd like to nominate Return to Night by Mary Renault published in 1947.

[Marilyn]

I nominate Abigail by Magda Szabó. Published in 1970.

[Charlene]

The Farm in the Green Mountains and South Riding

[Kathleen]

I'll nominate
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro, published in 1971.

[Carol]

I nominate The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen. First published in 1948. I can lead.

[Charlene]

It is time to choose June's book. Please choose from:

1. The Living Reed: A Novel of Korea by Pearl S. Buck
2. The Girls of Slender Meansby Muriel Sparks
3. Return to Night by Mary Renault
4. Abigail by Magda Szabo
5. The Farm in the Green Mountains by Alice Herdan Zuckmayer
6. South Riding by Winifred Holtby
7. Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
8. The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen

The people eligible for voting are:

Emily
Ginny
Carol She’s So Novel
Anastasia Kinderman
Charlene
Carolien
Marilyn
Carol
Kathleen
Nidhi
Janice
Abigail
Elizabeth
CindySR
Dianne
Lori
Natalie
Laura
Jan
Sara
Marinka
MaryE
Teri K
Jenn
Cynda
Crystal
Nikkie
Inkspill
Laurie

If I missed anyone, please contact me directly or leave a comment in this thread. Please note that you are eligible to vote if you have made a comment in the monthly book discussion over the past year.

Voting ends on April 24, 2023! You can leave your choice in this thread or contact me directly.

[Sara]

I vote for The Farm in the Green Mountains. Sounds very interesting and totally new-to-me author.

[Abigail]

I’ll vote for South Riding by Winifred Holtby.

[Laura]

The Farm in the Green Mountain sounds fabulous - my vote.

[Carol]

I vote for Farm in the Green Mountains.

[Kathleen]

I'll vote for Lives of Girls and Women.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

I’ll vote for South Riding by Winifred Holtby.

[CindySR]

I vote for The Living Reed: A Novel of Korea

[Janice]

I vote for Lives of Girls and Women

[Carolien]

I vote for South Riding.

[Jan]

Votes seem to be all over the place. I will vote for Abigail

[Lori]

Ok, this is a hard month to choose. But since I must, I’ll go with Lives of Girls and Women.

[Nidhi]

I vote for Lives of Girls and Women

[Laurie]

I vote for South Riding.

[Jenn]

I agree that this one is a hard to choose - so many good options and I'd be happy with most of them, but am voting for The Farm in the Green Mountains.

[Marilyn]

I vote for The Farm in the Green Mountains.

[Charlene]

This one was close. The Farm in the Green Mountains won with 5 votes. South Riding and Lives of Girls and Women tied in second place with 4 votes.

[Charlene]

Goodreads is being grumpy right now so I can't add the book to the bookshelf right now

[Jan]

it deleted one of my book reviews