Books I might like to read.... Recommendations from KS

Recommended by KS
Chasing the Light - Jesse Blackadder.  Fictional account of a true story.  A woman adventuring to Antarctica.  Could be interesting.

The Light Between Oceans - ML Stedman.  A lighthouse keeper and his wife discover a dead man and living baby washed up in a boat on their island... meant to be really well written.  Yes! I'm interested!)

The Son - Philipp Meyer.  Late 1800's Texas , America.  Family saga spanning a couple of centuries...White settlers, Comanche (Native Americans), world war I, Mexican, oil fields, land barons etc etc - might be ok.

Secrets of the Tides - Hannah Richelle.  Family drama with dark, suspenseful undercurrent.  Might be worth a read.

Questions of Travel - Michelle de Kretser.  This book won this year's Miles Franklin Award, the main themes from what I can gather are travel, modern ideals and relationships, and her style is creative and quirky.  Also I've read another one of hers, The Lost Dog, and enjoyed it from what I can remember...This is high on my list!

An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon .CRINGE! NO WAY!  The 7th book in a series of fantasy novels from what I can gather.  Not my style.

A Little History of the World - EH Gombrich.  Non-fiction.  Seems to be literally what the title promises... Benji might like it.

Various Pets Alive and Dead - Marina Lewycka.  I've read 2 others We are all Made of Glue and A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian.  Both are light, mildly humorous, but perhaps a little tacky/tasteless... might be ok for an easy/lazy holiday read.