The Book That Matters Most is an exhilarating celebration of all that books awaken within us: joy, love, wisdom, loss, solace. And third, it’s inspiration for book groups. Second, it’s full of great book suggestions. The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood works on so many levels. That’s what Ann Hood, author of the much beloved The Knitting Circle, does in her latest. Great novelists can envelop you in relatable plot lines that make you feel like you’re part of the story. Hood examines the push and pull between mothersĪnd grown children and the transformative power of fiction. No doubt launch a thousand book club discussions. Be forewarned there is drug use, promiscuity, and adultery.Hood’s novel is rich with pleasures, and will There are other interesting characters, but I don’t want to give too much away. Ava thinks Maggie is in Italy, and only finds out about Paris when she gets a phone call saying Maggie’s missing. As Ava sorts through her life, we are introduced to Maggie, her 20 something rebellious daughter, who is in Paris and continuing to make a mess out of her life with drugs and bad choices in men. At the first meeting of the book club everyone picks a book that had the most influence on them, Ava picks the one she read as a child that spoke to her after her mother’s death. Her mother owned a bookstore, but she died after Ava’s little sister died. When Ava was a child, books were a source of comfort for her. She is lonely and seeks company in a book club that her closest friend leads. The main character Ava is reeling from her husband leaving her for another woman. I’m glad I didn’t and the ending was worth all the emotional ups and downs. This was the type of novel I almost stopped reading because I was getting too depressed about what was happening in the characters lives.
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