The Gilmore Girls Episode Reading Challenge - hosted by literarylarisa

That Damn Donna Reed: Read a book written or set in the 1950s
 Rory creates a Donna Reed-inspired dinner for Dean. Since the Donna Reed show first aired in the 1950s, read a book that was either written or is set during that decade. 
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Meet Me in Monaco by Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor

Meet Me in Monaco

Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional medium-paced
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

Brooklyn

Eilis Lacey #1

Colm Tóibín

262 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

The Spectacular

Fiona Davis

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery hopeful mysterious medium-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

545 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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