Lillian
Lillian likes variety in what she reads, mostly literary fiction, but also nonfiction and mystery. She likes stories with well-developed characters and interesting locations and loves accents when listening to audiobooks. Lillian recommends...
The Beet Queen by An exploration of the lives of two women, Mary Adare and her adopted daughter, Dot, against the backdrop of a North Dakota town in the early 20th century. Their stories intertwine with themes of identity, family, and survival, focusing on their complex relationships with their heritage and each other.
We Are the Brennans by An Irish-American family drama that explores the complexities of loyalty, secrets, and redemption. A young woman returns home to confront her past and heal fractured relationships with her very flawed family.
Things Don't Break on Their Own by The journey of a woman grappling with her sister’s disappearance, as she seeks to rebuild her life and relationships while confronting the deep emotional scars that shape her present. A story about families, loyalty, lies, and love that delves into the complexities of trauma, and healing.
Orbital by The winner of the 2024 Booker Prize is a beautifully told story of six astronauts on a nine month space station mission. The story follows one day in which they view sunrise and sunset sixteen times and examines life, identity, and the universe through the eyes of a scientist struggling with both personal and professional dilemmas.
I Dreamed of Falling by A well-crafted thriller with authentic characters trying their best to redeem themselves from past mistakes. A journalist investigates the death of his partner and the mother of his child and in the process learns things about his family he never knew.
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