Spring Book Recommendations!
Dandelion Wine - Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine is Ray Bradbury’s fictionalized memoir that harks back to an idyllic small-town summer of 1928, told through the eyes of the colourful characters who inhabit it. Dandelion Wine is a recreation of a boy's childhood, based upon an intertwining of Bradbury's real experiences and his brilliant imagination. This is one of the best cozy choices for when the world is unpredictable, offering lazy summer vibes and nostalgia that will remind you of your own favourite summers.
The Corfu Trilogy - Gerald Durrell
Including My Family and Other Animals, The Corfu Trilogy shares the British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter Gerald Durrell’s story of growing up on Corfu in the 1930s. During these memorable years, Gerald shares his observations of the flora and fauna surrounding his home as he discovered his passion for animals. 'A delightful book full of simple, well-known things: cicadas in the olive groves, lamp fishing at night, the complexities of fish and animals - but, above all, childhood molded by these things' - New York Times
Cider with Rosie - Laurie Lee
Cider with Rosie is the classic, evocative tale of an idyllic childhood in the English countryside by Laurie Lee. In this gorgeous book, Lee conjures up evocative memories of life in a remote Cotswold village among the fields, woods, and characters of the place before industrialization and with the backdrop of war. What is perhaps most remarkable about it, and has kept it a firm readers’ favorite since it was first published, is the rich lushness of the description. The cottage garden, for example, as seen through the eyes and other senses of a young child, becomes a world of its own.
Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer is a flourishing piece about nature, set during an abundant summer in bloom. It tells the story of a small town during a single, humid summer, when three interweaving stories of love, loss and family unfold against the backdrop of the lush wildness of the Virginia mountains.The beautifully written story has three parallel plots, all focused around a farming community in the Appalachians. This trio must start afresh, discover who they really are, and have faith in new beginnings.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh
Mina has been raised to believe that the Sea God has cursed her country with eternal bloodshed, and the only way to appeal to him is to sacrifice the prettiest girl to the sea every year until he chooses “the one.” When her brother’s beloved is chosen, she goes in her place and is thrown into the politically turbulent Spirit Realm where she finds the Sea God has been in an eternal sleep, and it is up to her to wake him up and save her people before war comes.