New Yorker Gwyneth Paltrow

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Gwyneth Paltrow
"Last year when I had a birthday party, I told my friends that I didn't want fancy presents—just for each of them to bring me a copy of their favorite book and to write on the first page why it's so special to them. It was a wonderful night, and I had so much fun discovering what my friends thought about each book." —Gwyneth Paltrow, actress

Books that made a difference to Gwyneth Paltrow:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger