The Stonegate book club

The books are listed below. Click on a year to see the books that were read that year.

1997

Cover of A Very Long EngagementA Very Long Engagement
by: Sebastien Japrisot, Linda Coverdale
Plume, released: September 1, 1994

Cover of Stones from the RiverStones from the River
by: Ursula Hegi
Simon & Schuster, released: March 1, 1995

Cover of Daisy Fay and the Miracle ManDaisy Fay and the Miracle Man
by: Fannie Flagg
Grand Central Publishing, released: September 1, 1992

Cover of Animal DreamsAnimal Dreams
by: Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial, released: June 21, 1991

Cover of In My Mother’s House: A Daughter’s StoryIn My Mother’s House: A Daughter’s Story
by: Kim Chernin
Harpercollins, released: May 1994

Cover of The Road from CoorainThe Road from Coorain
by: Jill Ker Conway
Vintage Books, released: August 11, 1990

Cover of True North: A MemoirTrue North: A Memoir
by: Jill Ker Conway
Vintage, released: August 15, 1995

Cover of Charms for the Easy LifeCharms for the Easy Life
by: Kaye Gibbons
Avon, released: April 1, 1994

Cover of China BoyChina Boy
by: Gus Lee
Plume, released: January 1, 1994

Cover of The Kitchen God’s WifeThe Kitchen God’s Wife
by: Amy Tan
Ivy Books, released: April 22, 1992

Cover of Middle HeartMiddle Heart
by: Inc. Bette Bao Lord Enterprises
Ballantine Books, released: July 14, 1997

Cover of A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence
by: Peter Mayle
Vintage, released: June 4, 1991

 

1998

Cover of A Thousand AcresA Thousand Acres
by: Jane Smiley
Ivy Books, released: September 30, 1996

Cover of China MenChina Men
by: Maxine Hong Kingston
Vintage, released: April 23, 1989

Cover of Into the WildInto the Wild
by: Jon Krakauer
Anchor, released: February 1, 1997

Cover of Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon (Destinations)Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon (Destinations)
by: M.F.K. Fisher
Touchstone, released: February 15, 1992

Cover of The Invisible Circus: A NovelThe Invisible Circus: A Novel
by: Jennifer Egan
Picador, released: January 15, 1996

Cover of The Book of Ruth (Oprah’s Book Club)The Book of Ruth (Oprah’s Book Club)
by: Jane Hamilton
Anchor Books, released: January 1990

Cover of Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American WestUndaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
by: Stephen Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, released: June 2, 1997

Cover of A Yellow Raft in Blue WaterA Yellow Raft in Blue Water
by: Michael Dorris
Warner Books, released: April 1988

Cover of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A NovelDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel
by: Rebecca Wells
Perennial, released: May 7, 1997

Cover of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)
by: Julia Alvarez
Plume, released: June 1, 1992

Cover of Cold Mountain: A NovelCold Mountain: A Novel
by: Charles Frazier
Vintage, released: August 12, 1998

Cover of Consider This, SenoraConsider This, Senora
by: Harriet Doerr
Mariner Books, released: August 15, 1994

 

1999

Cover of The Samurai’s Garden: A NovelThe Samurai’s Garden: A Novel
by: Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin’s Griffin, released: April 15, 1996

Cover of All the King’s MenAll the King’s Men
by: Robert Penn Warren
Mariner Books, released: September 1, 1996

Cover of No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War IINo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, released: October 1, 1995

Cover of Other People’s Houses: A NovelOther People’s Houses: A Novel
by: Lore Segal
New Press, The, released: August 1, 1994

Cover of Crossing to SafetyCrossing to Safety
by: Wallace Stegner
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: March 15, 1990

Cover of The Persian Pickle ClubThe Persian Pickle Club
by: Sandra Dallas
St. Martin’s Press, released: September 15, 1996

Cover of West with the NightWest with the Night
by: Beryl Markham
North Point Press, released: January 1, 1982

Cover of The Sixteen Pleasures: A NovelThe Sixteen Pleasures: A Novel
by: Robert Hellenga
Delta, released: May 1, 1995

Cover of Song of Solomon (Oprah’s Book Club)Song of Solomon (Oprah’s Book Club)
by: Toni Morrison
Plume, released: September 1, 1987

Cover of Angels & Insects: Two NovellasAngels & Insects: Two Novellas
by: A.S. Byatt
Vintage, released: March 29, 1994

Cover of The All of ItThe All of It
by: Jeannette Haien
Harper Perennial, released: January 27, 1988

Cover of Angela’s Ashes: A MemoirAngela’s Ashes: A Memoir
by: Frank McCourt, Brooke Zimmer, John Fontana
Scribner, released: May 25, 1999

 

2000

Cover of Winter WheatWinter Wheat
by: Mildred Walker, James Welch
Bison Books, released: December 1, 1992

Cover of The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White MotherThe Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother
by: James McBride
Riverhead Trade, released: February 1, 1997

Cover of The Remains of the DayThe Remains of the Day
by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Vintage, released: September 12, 1990

Cover of Morality PlayMorality Play
by: Barry Unsworth
W. W. Norton & Company, released: September 17, 1996

Cover of Three Came HomeThree Came Home
by: Agnes Newton Keith
Atantic Monthly Press / Little Brown & Company, released: September 1947

Cover of Memoirs of a Geisha: A NovelMemoirs of a Geisha: A Novel
by: Arthur Golden
Vintage, released: January 10, 1999

Cover of Crooked Little Heart: A NovelCrooked Little Heart: A Novel
by: Anne Lamott
Anchor, released: May 18, 1998

Cover of Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love StoryEverybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story
by: Amanda Vaill
Broadway, released: April 20, 1999

Cover of Fugitive Pieces: A NovelFugitive Pieces: A Novel
by: Anne Michaels
Vintage, released: May 26, 1998

Cover of The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things
by: Arundhati Roy
Harper Perennial, released: May 1, 1998

Cover of The Magician’s AssistantThe Magician’s Assistant
by: Ann Patchett
Harcourt Brace, released: September 17, 1998

Cover of The Rector’s WifeThe Rector’s Wife
by: Joanna Trollope
Berkley, released: October 1, 1996

 

2001

Cover of WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR: A MEMOIRWAIT TILL NEXT YEAR: A MEMOIR
by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, released: June 2, 1998

Cover of Tender Is the NightTender Is the Night
by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner, released: July 1, 1995

Cover of Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics)Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics)
by: Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, released: June 10, 1996

Cover of ChocolatChocolat
by: Joanne Harris
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: November 1, 2000

Cover of SilkSilk
by: Alessandro Baricco
Vintage, released: August 25, 1998

Cover of An Instance of the FingerpostAn Instance of the Fingerpost
by: Iain Pears
Berkley, released: March 1, 1999

Cover of Corelli’s Mandolin: A NovelCorelli’s Mandolin: A Novel
by: Louis de Bernieres
Vintage, released: August 29, 1995

Cover of Brave New WorldBrave New World
by: Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, released: September 1, 1998

Cover of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall DownThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
by: Anne Fadiman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, released: September 28, 1998

Cover of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English DictionaryThe Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary
by: Simon Winchester
Harper Perennial, released: August 1999

Cover of The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah’s Book Club)The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah’s Book Club)
by: Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial, released: October 1, 1999

Cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)
by: Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner
Signet Classics, released: December 1, 2000

 

2002

Cover of Dreams Of My Russian Summers: A NovelDreams Of My Russian Summers: A Novel
by: Andrei Makine
Touchstone, released: August 27, 1998

Cover of CaravansCaravans
by: James A. Michener
Fawcett, released: December 12, 1986

Cover of Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic WomenNine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
by: Geraldine Brooks
Anchor, released: December 1, 1995

Cover of The Battle for GodThe Battle for God
by: Karen Armstrong
Ballantine Books, released: January 30, 2001

Cover of A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and IslamA History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
by: Karen Armstrong
Ballantine Books, released: August 9, 1994

Cover of Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today’s WorldHoly War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today’s World
by: Karen Armstrong
Anchor Books, released: November 2001

Cover of Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
by: Karen Armstrong
Modern Library, released: August 6, 2002

Cover of Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central AsiaTaliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
by: Ahmed Rashid
Yale Nota Bene Books, released: March 1, 2001

Cover of Ali and Nino: A Love StoryAli and Nino: A Love Story
by: Kurban Said, Jenia Graman
Anchor, released: October 3, 2000

Cover of The Red TentThe Red Tent
by: Anita Diamant
Picador, released: September 15, 1998

Cover of The Hours: A NovelThe Hours: A Novel
by: Michael Cunningham
Picador, released: January 15, 2000

Cover of Mrs. DallowayMrs. Dalloway
by: Virginia Woolf
Mariner Books, released: September 24, 1990

Cover of Perfume: The Story of a MurdererPerfume: The Story of a Murderer
by: Patrick Suskind
Vintage, released: February 13, 2001

Cover of Seabiscuit: An American LegendSeabiscuit: An American Legend
by: Laura Hillenbrand
Random House, released: March 6, 2001

Cover of The White NileThe White Nile
by: Alan Moorehead
Harper Perennial, released: October 17, 2000

Cover of The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader’s Circle)The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader’s Circle)
by: Sheri Holman
Ballantine Books, released: January 2, 2001

Cover of Personal HistoryPersonal History
by: Katharine Graham
Vintage, released: February 24, 1998

Cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1)
by: J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Scholastic Paperbacks, released: October 1, 1999

 

2003

Cover of Versailles: A NovelVersailles: A Novel
by: Kathryn Davis
Back Bay Books, released: September 5, 2003

Cover of Empire FallsEmpire Falls
by: Richard Russo
Vintage, released: April 12, 2002

Cover of Bel CantoBel Canto
by: Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, released: April 1, 2002

Cover of The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)
by: John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: January 8, 2002

Cover of Bee Season: A NovelBee Season: A Novel
by: Myla Goldberg
Anchor, released: May 15, 2001

Cover of Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic WivesDaughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives
by: Katie Hickman
Harper Perennial, released: August 6, 2002

Cover of John AdamsJohn Adams
by: David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, released: September 3, 2002

Cover of The Debt to Pleasure: A NovelThe Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
by: John Lanchester
Picador, released: December 7, 2001

Cover of English Passengers: A NovelEnglish Passengers: A Novel
by: Matthew Kneale
Anchor, released: January 16, 2001

Cover of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in DeathThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
by: Jean-Dominique Bauby, Jeremy Leggatt
Vintage, released: June 23, 1998

Cover of Atonement: A NovelAtonement: A Novel
by: Ian McEwan
Nan A. Talese, released: March 12, 2002

Cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the WorldThe Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World
by: Michael Pollan
Random House, released: May 8, 2001

 

2004

Cover of The Secret Life of BeesThe Secret Life of Bees
by: Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: January 28, 2003

Cover of Gandhi’s Way: A Handbook of Conflict ResolutionGandhi’s Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution
by: Mark Juergensmeyer
University of California Press, released: February 4, 2002

Cover of Midnight’s ChildrenMidnight’s Children
by: Salman Rushdie
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: January 1, 1991

Cover of The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics)The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics)
by: Sylvia Plath
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, released: February 2, 2000

Cover of FatelessFateless
by: Imre Kertesz, Christopher Wilson, Katharina Wilson
Hydra Books, released: October 21, 1996

Cover of The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code
by: Dan Brown
Doubleday, released: March 18, 2003

Cover of Life of PiLife of Pi
by: Yann Martel
Mariner Books, released: May 1, 2003

Cover of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American MealFast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by: Eric Schlosser
Harper Perennial, released: January 2002

Cover of DisgraceDisgrace
by: J. M. Coetzee
Penguin Books, released: November 1, 2000

Cover of Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah’s Book Club)Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah’s Book Club)
by: Alan Paton
Scribner, released: September 2003

Cover of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A NovelBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel
by: Dai Sijie, Ina Rilke
Anchor, released: October 29, 2002

Cover of Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the WorldParis 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
by: Margaret MacMillan, Richard Holbrooke, Casey Hampton
Random House Trade Paperbacks, released: 2003

Cover of In This House of BredeIn This House of Brede
by: Rumer Godden
Amereon Ltd, released: June 1991

 

2005

Cover of The Piano Tuner: A NovelThe Piano Tuner: A Novel
by: Daniel Mason
Vintage, released: August 19, 2003

Cover of The Known World: A NovelThe Known World: A Novel
by: Edward P. Jones
Amistad, released: May 25, 2004

Cover of Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Ballantine Reader’s Circle)Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Ballantine Reader’s Circle)
by: Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, released: April 3, 2001

Cover of The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner
by: Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, released: April 27, 2004

Cover of My Invented Country: A MemoirMy Invented Country: A Memoir
by: Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden
Harper Perennial, released: April 27, 2004

Cover of Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics)Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics)
by: Gustave Flaubert, Geoffrey Wall, Geoffrey Wall, Geoffrey Wall, Michele Roberts
Penguin Classics, released: December 31, 2002

Cover of Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and PlaceRefuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
by: Terry Tempest Williams
Vintage, released: September 1, 1992

Cover of Five Quarters of the OrangeFive Quarters of the Orange
by: Joanne Harris
Harper Perennial, released: June 4, 2002

Cover of The Good Earth (Oprah’s Book Club)The Good Earth (Oprah’s Book Club)
by: Pearl S. Buck
Washington Square Press, released: September 15, 2004

Cover of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the WorldMountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by: Tracy Kidder
Random House Trade Paperbacks, released: August 31, 2004

Cover of A Moveable FeastA Moveable Feast
by: Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, released: May 29, 1996

Cover of The Plot Against America: A NovelThe Plot Against America: A Novel
by: Philip Roth
Houghton Mifflin, released: September 2004

 

2006

Cover of Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in LettersElla Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by: Mark Dunn
Anchor, released: September 17, 2002

Cover of Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected LifeLeap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
by: Queen Noor
Miramax, released: March 9, 2003

Cover of Gilead: A NovelGilead: A Novel
by: Marilynne Robinson
Picador, released: January 10, 2006

Cover of Red AzaleaRed Azalea
by: Anchee Min
Berkley, released: June 1, 1995

Cover of Object of Virtue: A NovelObject of Virtue: A Novel
by: Nicholas B.A. Nicholson
Touchstone, released: April 6, 2004

Cover of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, released: May 1, 2005

Cover of Zorro: A NovelZorro: A Novel
by: Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden
Harper, released: May 3, 2005

Cover of An American ChildhoodAn American Childhood
by: Annie Dillard
Harper Perennial, released: July 20, 1988

Cover of Pnin (Everyman’s Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)Pnin (Everyman’s Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
by: Vladimir Nabokov
Everyman’s Library, released: April 6, 2004

Cover of Middlesex: A NovelMiddlesex: A Novel
by: Jeffrey Eugenides
Picador, released: September 16, 2002

Cover of Ten Thousand Lovers: A NovelTen Thousand Lovers: A Novel
by: Edeet Ravel
Harper Perennial, released: September 2, 2003

Cover of Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem GirlhoodDreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
by: Fatima Mernissi, Ruth V. Ward
Perseus Books, released: September 4, 1995

 

2007

Cover of Skinny Legs and AllSkinny Legs and All
by: Tom Robbins
Bantam, released: November 1, 1995

Cover of Natives and ExoticsNatives and Exotics
by: Jane Alison
Mariner Books, released: April 10, 2006

Cover of The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous LifeThe Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
by: Tom Reiss
Random House Trade Paperbacks, released: March 14, 2006

Cover of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A NovelSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
by: Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, released: February 21, 2006

Cover of The Shadow of the WindThe Shadow of the Wind
by: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Lucia Graves
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: February 1, 2005

Cover of Churchill’s Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Modern IraqChurchill’s Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq
by: Christopher Catherwood
Basic Books, released: May 10, 2005

Cover of The World to Come: A NovelThe World to Come: A Novel
by: Dara Horn
W. W. Norton & Company, released: October 17, 2006

Cover of Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)
by: Joanne Harris
William Morrow Paperbacks, released: December 26, 2006

Cover of Sister of My Heart: A NovelSister of My Heart: A Novel
by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Anchor, released: January 18, 2000

Cover of Gift from the SeaGift from the Sea
by: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Pantheon Books, released: October 8, 1991

Cover of A Room of One’s OwnA Room of One’s Own
by: Virginia Woolf
Mariner Books, released: December 27, 1989

Cover of O Pioneers!O Pioneers!
by: Willa Cather, Marcelle Clements
Signet Classics, released: January 6, 2004

Cover of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by: Michael Chabon
Picador, released: August 25, 2000

Cover of A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle EastA Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
by: David Fromkin
Holt Paperbacks, released: September 1, 2001

 

2008

Cover of The Devil’s Highway: A True StoryThe Devil’s Highway: A True Story
by: Luis Alberto Urrea
Back Bay Books, released: September 19, 2005

Cover of The Whistling SeasonThe Whistling Season
by: Ivan Doig
Harvest Books, released: May 7, 2007

Cover of Unless: A Novel (P.S.)Unless: A Novel (P.S.)
by: Carol Shields
Harper Perennial, released: January 3, 2006

Cover of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern WorldGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by: Jack Weatherford
Broadway, released: March 22, 2005

Cover of Foreign Affairs: A NovelForeign Affairs: A Novel
by: Alison Lurie
Random House Trade Paperbacks, released: November 14, 2006

Cover of MarchMarch
by: Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics), released: January 31, 2006

Cover of Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an EmpireIndian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
by: Alex Von Tunzelmann
Henry Holt and Co., released: August 7, 2007

Cover of Suite FrancaiseSuite Francaise
by: Irene Nemirovsky, Sandra Smith
Vintage, released: April 10, 2007

Cover of Second Honeymoon: A NovelSecond Honeymoon: A Novel
by: Joanna Trollope
Bloomsbury USA, released: March 6, 2007

Cover of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a TimeThree Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time
by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin Books, released: January 30, 2007

Cover of A Confederacy of DuncesA Confederacy of Dunces
by: John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy
Grove Weidenfeld, released: 1987

Cover of Excellent WomenExcellent Women
by: Barbara Pym
Plume, released: May 1, 1988

 

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