The DaVinci Code

The DaVinci Code
by Brown:
I'll buy the story. Read in 2003

The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber:
Not literature but a lovely, haunting historical novel. Read in 2003

Courting Disaster

Courting Disaster by Barker:
A silly royal backstage book. Read in 2003.

City of God

City of God by Doctorow:
A favorite author writes about rabbis and priests; it is a hard book to get into but worth it. Read in 2003.

Child of My Heart

Child of My Heart by McDermott:
Wonderful novel about a Long Island babysitter; warmly written. Read in 2003

The Cheese Monkeys

The Cheese Monkeys by Kidd:
I loved this novel about the art school; took me back to college days. Read in 2003

Caravaggio

Caravaggio by Peachment:
As extremely good novel about the controversial painter; easier to read than M. Read in 2003.

Camilla: Her True Story

Camilla: Her True Story by Graham:
A balanced look at the Prince of Wales' then-mistress. Read in 2003

The Bondswoman’s Narrative

The Bondswoman’s Narrative by Crafts:
The first novel by an African-American woman; period language involved but better than I expected. Read in 2003.

Big Susan

Big Susan by Jones:
As a Susan with a doll house, I loved this children’s book about a girl and her doll house. Reread in 2003

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie and Ina Rilke:
Very good novel; more charming than the movie which was also delightful.
Did the literati become pure like the peasants or did they corrupt the countryside?
Read in 2003

Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece

Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece by Vickers:
Good solid biography of the Duke of Edinburgh’s mother. Read in 2003

The Age of Sacred Terror

The Age of Sacred Terror by Benjamin & Simon: nonfiction overview of the terrorist threat by two men from the Clinton administration; eye-opening. Read in 2003.