Ebook {Epub PDF} The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood

 · ‘The Book That Matters Most,’ by Ann Hood. By Wendy Smith. Aug. Book groups have been a popular plot device in commercial fiction. It’s a handy way to get a group of people. The Book That Matters Most. ISBN “Hood’s novel is rich with pleasures, and will no doubt launch a thousand book club discussions.” - USA Today “Hood examines the push and pull between mothers and grown children and the transformative power of fiction.” - People. Ann Hood is the author of the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most, The Red Thread, and The Knitting Circle. Her most recent book is the memoir Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food/5().

Ever since Cate had announced to Ava that Paula Merino was moving to Cleveland and a spot had opened in the book group Cate ran at the library, Ava had been looking forward to this night. Due to space at the library and a desire to keep the group at just ten members so that everyone had a chance to choose a book selection and have a voice in. The Book That Matters Most is an engrossing tale that reminds us of the power of the written word to comfort the soul. ALSO IN BOOKPAGE: Read a Behind the Book feature by Ann Hood on The Book That Matters Most. This article was originally published in the August issue of BookPage. Download the entire issue for the Kindle or Nook. Ann Hood is the editor of Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting and the bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most, The Knitting Circle, The Red Thread, Comfort, and An Italian Wife, among other works.

"The Book That Matters Most is an exhilarating celebration of all that books awaken within us: joy, love, wisdom, loss, solace. Ann Hood is a captivating storyteller―I devoured this novel." ― Lily King, author of Euphoria "A love of words, of reading, propels the characters from heartbreak to discovery. Book Summary. An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. Since August, when The Book That Matters Most was published, I have visited over 60 book clubs. I have met so many great people, had so much good food, drank lots of good wine, and enjoyed wonderful conversations about my novel. One question I got over and over again was how I chose the books that Ava's bookclub reads in The Book That Matters Most.