Recently, actress Drew Barrymore, released her new memoir, Wildflower. The "Blended" actress Drew is pulling out the best books off her rack for Us Weekly, in honor of her book of personal essays. They are as follow:
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Drew says "I read it on a train from L.A. to Seattle. I just bought a ticket and grabbed the book.The actress-producer says she devoured the family saga, Set in a turbulent Latin America during the 20th century, the actress-producer says she devoured the family saga. Published in Buenos Aires in 1982, the novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before finally being published.
It became an instant best seller, was critically acclaimed, and It catapulted Allende to literary stardom, it became an instant best seller and was critically acclaimed. Allende received the country's Panorama Literario award for it as the novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile in 1982.
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
The author is an American humorist, comedian, and radio contributor. His beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves")
Written by American comedian Tina Fey, this is an autobiographicaal comedy book. Upon its release, it topped The New York Times Best Seller list, and stayed there for five weeks. A 40-year-old, actress said “I cried. I laughed. I mourned the end of it! I felt like I lost a best friend.” It received greatly positive reviews, Janet Maslin for The New York Times calls Bossypants "a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation."
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
This unforgettable story is that of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set during the German attack on Caporetto, against the looming horrors of the battlefield— it speaks of weary, demoralized men marching in the rain.
Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Immediately acclaimed as a classic book about mourning. Winning the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography/Autobiography. Known to her own experience of grieving, she applies the iconic reportorial detachment she is known for in this book.
She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in December 1996, it's a 1992 novel by Wally Lamb which was widely read after that. It was a finalist for the 1992 Los Angeles Book Awards' Art Seidenbaum Prize for first fiction. Drew said: “Someone said, ‘This should be made into a movie.’ So I picked it up and couldn’t put it down. I chased the film rights!”
