The Signature of all Things by Elizabeth Gilbert. (I gather Holton-Arms English teacher, Nick Gilbert, makes a guest appearance in his niece’s book!) "I anticipated hating this book because I hated Eat, Pray, Love (there, I said it). However, I adored this book. I loved the characters, I loved the sweep, I loved the details. It's a tour de force by Gilbert and completely worth every minute you will spend reading it." (One of my contributors panned it, so decide for yourself. As we know from Eat Pray Love, Gilbert is polarizing.)
