Here's my list, from the suburban mother of two who reads in small doses between activities, or staying up too late at night!

1. Peeling the Onion by Gunter Grass
2. Trespass by Valerie Martin
3. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
4. Brick Lane by Monica Ali
5. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
6. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
7. Homestead by Rosina Lippi
8. Mendelssohn is on the Roof by Jiri Weil
9. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
10. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson