louisam

“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. -- Dorothy Parker”

Hair – Blonde, Wavy, Long
Eyes – Green
Body – Curvy, Tall
Style – Makeup, Natural

louisam

56-year-old woman in Atlanta, GA, United States
Seeking a man, 53 to 64
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

Tom Robbins

Tom Robbins -- how can you go wrong with a clever mind like this? The parrot in this book that chimes, "People of the world, relax!" is one of my favorite book characters. I think of him...more »

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Love Invents Us

Love Invents Us

Amy Bloom

Just found Amy Bloom a year or so ago. Not sure why I had missed such a stellar writer before. In this book she strings you along just on the edge of uncomfortable, a talent I appreciate.

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Away: A Novel

Away

Amy Bloom

Again, not sure why it took me so long to find Amy Bloom, but Away should be required reading for any woman who plans on growing up at some point. Beautifully written, smart and nothing is...more »

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Straight Man: A Novel

Straight Man

Richard Russo

I am a member of the "I've Read Straight Man At Least Twice" club. Middle age was never portrayed more realistically, with all it's blemishes and beauties, and you'll not find a funnier...more »

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Swann's Way

Swann's Way

Marcel Proust, C. K. Scott-Moncrieff

I think there's been plenty said about this already.

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Cross Creek

Cross Creek

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Had never read this book until recently when a friend told me that the little house I was renovating looked just like Marjorie Kinan Rawlings house in Cross Creek. What a nice find this...more »

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If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path

If the Buddha Dated

Charlotte Kasl

Just a lovely little manual on how to treat the one you supposedly love. It reminds you of all the things you've done wrong in previous relationships which, believe it or not, you just...more »

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At Home: A Short History of Private Life

At Home

Bill Bryson

Christmas gift, and what a great one! This is how history should be taught.

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Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi

Old Glory

Jonathan Raban

A 14 foot aluminum boat, a Brit, the Mississippi River stem to stern in the 1970's when I was just making my way in the world. A great read. A writer with a lovely command of his language,...more »

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The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

Louis De Bernieres

If you'd like to right one of the cruelest wrongs of the 21st century, read "Corelli's Mandolin" after you've seen that dreadful movie. De Bernieres is brilliant. His books are made to be...more »

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A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mysteries, No. 1)

A Great Deliverance

Elizabeth George

I mean, do I need to say a good mystery writer? Elizabeth George has gotten me through many a rainy Saturday where I needed a distraction more than I needed anything else in the world.

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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Andrew Harvey, Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney

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Run

Run

Ann Patchett

Love how Ann Patchett can write from the perspective of a dozen or more different characters without imposing her beliefs or her frame of mind onto them. Enjoy her books tremendously.

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Fear of Fifty

Fear of Fifty

Erica Jong

Her 13 things we should all know about men should be required reading for women. And men.

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