For the past several years I’ve been doing a year-end wrap-up of some of the best books I’ve read during the year. Usually it’s a top 10 list with a few extras thrown in. (One of last year’s honorable mentions was
As Bright As Heaven By Susan Meisner. It was more timely than I ever could have imagined, because its topic is the 1918 pandemic. As we live out our own pandemic, I would highly recommend this one again.)
This year, I’ve had lots of time to read since there wasn’t much else I could do. (No commuting and many of my regular activities curtailed by COVID-19.) So I’m presenting 20 of the best books that I have read. (BTW: Four of the books on my list were also on President Obama’s list…someone has good taste.)
Ken Watson, left, and Sam Archer unpack donations for The Soup Kitchen in St. Andrews Cathedral. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Vicki Marston, left, and Judy Watson work on bagged lunches at The Soup Kitchen in St. Andrews Cathedral. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Note from school children with bagged lunches at The Soup Kitchen in St. Andrews Cathedral. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Cherylyn Gonsalves distributes bagged lunches to the homeless and seniors at The Soup Kitchen in St. Andrews Cathedral this week. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Cherylyn Gonsalves and Sam Archer distribute bagged lunches to the homeless and seniors at The Soup Kitchen in St. Andrews Cathedral. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST