It's not too late to read across the rainbow in the New Westminster Public Library's Adult Summer Reading Club.
In the final week all the colours - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and violet - will come together, and all rainbow-coloured ballots submitted by Aug. 30 will be entered in the draw for the grand prize of a Kobo Mini eReader.
While sometimes the most memorable thing about a book is the colour, it's striking how many great titles are connected with colour.
Here's my summer's rainbow:. The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant: While she is only hinted at in the Bible, this novel gives voice to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood.. Five Quarters of the Orange, by Joanne Harris: Framboise's inheritance of her mother's recipe book/journal brings her back to the banks of the Loire and provides the key to the tragedy when she was a child during the war.. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender. Nine-year-old Rose discovers she can taste her mother's emotions in the cake she baked, and struggles with the challenge of loving someone fully when you know too much about them.
How Green Was My Valley, by Richard Llewellyn. In the Victorian era, the life of a poor, but respectable mining family of the South Wales valleys is told by the youngest son, Huw Morgan.
Girl in a Blue Dress, by Gaynor Arnold:
The life and marriage of Charles Dickens is portrayed through the eyes of his wife who was estranged from him and their children in later years.
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker: A young black woman in 1930s Georgia learns that despite the constant violence and oppression, she is a woman capable of being loved and respected.
Violets of March, by Sarah Jio: Emily discovers a red velvet diary, dated 1943, whose contents reveal startling connections to her own life.
What colour is your favourite book?
