SheReads: Mademoiselle Mitchell

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Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert: "I can't say that I've read many books that have moved me emotionally and inspired me. In this memoir my heart latched onto the author. I cried and laughed with her throughout her journey to find peace with herself while traveling to Italy, where she fell in love with food; India, where she fell in love with prayer; and Bali, where she fell back in love with love."

• Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich: "This is one of the "between-the-numbers" of the Stephanie Plum series and a huge disappointment. As an avid reader of this series, I expected to be laughing to tears but I hardly received an embarrassing glance from any strangers on the train while reading about my favorite character's crazy bounty hunting adventures. I'm not one to spread rumors... but it leads me to believe Evanovich didn't really write this one."
  
  

• Sushi for Beginners: A Novel by Marian Keys: "Written for those who enjoy books like The Devil Wears Prada, this book mostly covers the lives of two vastly different women. Although one falls hopelessly into the world of fashion magazines and the other is out to climb the corporate ladder in magazines, they ironically find themselves connected in their search for true friendship love and happiness. Of course I'm sure you guessed sushi is involved, but I wont say how!"

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet: "I was skeptical about all the hype before reading this book despite both Oprah's and my mother's raving recommendations (two women who never get it wrong it seems). Upon reading the first chapter, I was hooked. I was Immediately wrapped up in the intricate plot that slowly weaved together the lives of its many characters in a way that left my heart pounding and constantly in want of more. While reading this book, time seemed to fly. Let's just say I missed my train stop on many occasions."
  

Mademoiselle Mitchell is a fabulous twentysomething in Washington, D.C. She also happens to be a rising star at a big-name business corporation, a zealous reader (peep her Goodreads profile for proof) and an original contributor to Uptown Literati. Check her out at Twitter.com/MlleMitchell.


--Whitney Teal