Lake Forest Book Store, 680 N. Western Ave., 847-234-4420
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Penguin, $25.95): The author of the best-selling “The Kite Runner” explores the unlikely friendship between two women in Afghanistan.
2. Sheer Abandon by Penny Vincenzi (Doubleday, $24.95): The story of three women who meet by chance at London’s Heathrow airport and the saga that follows.
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden (HarperCollins, $24.95): Intentionally old-fashioned primer contains bits on paper airplanes, knots and hunting.
4. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, $15 paper): In this memoir, Elizabeth Gilbert tells of trading the trappings of modern American success for what she truly wanted from life.
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, $34.99): The final installment in the Harry Potter series due out in July. (Advance orders.)
