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Reese Witherspoon's April Book Club Pick Is an Emotional Memoir About Female Empowerment

02/04/2020 - 04:30 PM

Can't decide what to read this month? Reese Witherspoon [1]'s book club Hello Sunshine [2] is my personal go-to for book recommendations, and the list includes everything from murder mysteries [3] to heartbreaking memoirs and beautifully cheesy romance novels [4].

Reese's pick for April is Untamed by Glennon Doyle. The emotional memoir tells the story of a woman who experiences longing, discontent, and motherhood and learns to be free with herself emotionally, spiritually, and physically. "This memoir is so packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today, what did we learn as young girls about how to behave or believe, and why we need to free ourselves from a lot of these ideas that don't work anymore," Reese said in an Instagram post. "(Hot tip: Being 'selfless' is not the highest goal a woman can achieve!!) This book spoke to me so loudly and clearly . . . I swear I highlighted something in EVERY chapter." So, if you've got a case of reader's block and don't know where to begin, take a look at all of the star's past book club picks ahead. After all, you just might stumble across a new favourite.

June 2017 — Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman [5] (£7)

July 2017 — The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn [6] (£8)

Aug. 2017 — The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

The Lying Game by Ruth Ware [7] (£8)

Sept. 2017 — Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng [8] (£8)

Oct. 2017 — The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman [9] (£8)

Nov. 2017 — This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett [10] (£7, originally £10)

Dec. 2017 — The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine [11] (£9)

Jan. 2018 — Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown [12] (£10)

Feb. 2018 — The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo [13] (£8)

March 2018 — Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal [14] (£8)

April 2018 — Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham

Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham [15] (£7, originally £10)

May 2018 — You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld

You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld [16] (£7, originally £10)

June 2018 — Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman — Reese's Book Club Pick June 2018 [17] (£10)

July 2018 — Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton [18] (£11)

Aug. 2018 — Still Lives by Maria Hummel

Still Lives by Maria Hummel [19] (£8)

Sept. 2018 — Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens [20] (£7)

Oct. 2018 — This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel [21] (£10)

Nov. 2018 — The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

The Other Woman by Sandie Jones [22] (£13)

Dec. 2018 — One Day in December by Josie Silver

One Day in December by Josie Silver [23] (£17)

Jan. 2019 — The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book by Susan Orlean [24] (£8)

Feb. 2019 — The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Amazon.com: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory [25] (£3)

March 2019 — Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins [26] (£7)

April 2019 — The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo [27] (£8)

May 2019 — From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke [28] (£9)

June 2019 — The Cactus by Sarah Haywood

The Cactus by Sarah Haywood [29] (£14)

July 2019 — Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

Whisper Network by Chandler Baker [30] (£6, originally £8)

Aug. 2019 — The House Guest by Megan Miranda

The House Guest by Megan Miranda [31] (£8)

Sept. 2019 — The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott [32] (£6)

Oct. 2019 — Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

Fair Play by Eve Rodsky [33] (£10)

Nov. 2019 — The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes [34] (£8)

Dec. 2019 — Conviction by Denise Mina

Conviction by Denise Mina [35] (£7)

Jan. 2020 — Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid [36] (£13)

Feb. 2020 — The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

March 2020 — The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward

April 2020 — Untamed by Glennon Doyle


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