Books you've read...

A friend of mine had done this "Name fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you." on facebook and as I love to read I thought it'd be "fun" to think back on what I've read and what of it has stuck.

I'm usually always looking for the next good read... ;)

Not too trying of a task to pass a bit of time...??
It took me ages to do the list ('cause I decided to do a short "summery" of them as well! ). *lol* It felt good when it was done though! :)

This is my list, in English, even though I've read most of them in Swedish:

1. "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant. Traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood, a new view of the lives of biblical women.

2. "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Arthurian Legend retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne.

3. "Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived" by Maria Housden. About how little Hannah fearlessly faces death and her joyful approach to living. How to truly live in the moment and break free from lives suffocated by too many unlived joys.

4. "The Road to Jerusalem" (+ rest of The Crusades Trilogy) by Jan Guillou. A fantastic "historical" thriller about a Swedish Knight Templar. My favourite combination - religion and history . :)

5. "Follow Your Heart" by Susanna Tamaro. A grandmother writing to her estranged granddaughter, a letter that might not ever reach its destination. A journey through generations to teach us some very important life lessons.

6. "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson" by Mitch Albom. The title says it all.

7. "Ondskan" by Jan Guillou. Couldn't find title in English, might not have been translated which would be a shame! A young mans fight against his abusers.

8. "According to Mary Magdalene" by Marianne Fredriksson. Fredriksson masterfully breathes life into the figure of Mary Magdalene in this triumphal novel of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, seen through the eyes of the woman who loved him most.

9. "The Birthday Cake" by Sven Nordqvist. A favourite childhood story. Pettson is baking a cake for Findus who has three birthdays a year...

10. "The Tale of the Little, Little Old Woman" by Elsa Beskow. Another childhood "favourite", first published 1897. Very short and very sweet. :)

11. "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness" by Kay Redfield Jamison. Possibly the foremost authority on manic-depressive illness is also one of its survivors. Powerfully candid, exceptionally wise with the power to transform, and save, lives.

12. "Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coelho. Coelho questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal.

13. "La Cucina" by Lily Prior. A celebration of family, food, passion, and the eternal rapture of romance.

14. "Pope Joan" by Donna Woolfolk Cross. A portrait of an unforgettable woman who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept.

15. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. The unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. A novel about friendship, family, history, love, war, guilt, forgiveness and more...

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What books have stuck with you? I'm not asking for all 15 but it'd be a good way of reading a "worth while" book next! :)