I second the Time Traveler's Wife and although not a classic, or a new author, or a novel, I recommend The Cinnamon Peeler a book of poetry by Michael Ondaatje.ReplyDeletedopeatticMay 15, 2007 4:02 PMthere are a million trillion books to recommend but i enjoyed ahab's wife by sena jeter naslund. small wonder by barbara kingsolver. in watermelon sugar by richard brautigan. hannah coulter by wendell