Some great nominations already. My contribution is Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I haven't read anything from her yet but I'd like to and this one is appealing because of the gently satirical glimpse into the various lives of an ordinary little 19th century country town. While checking I was surprised to learn that not only has Gaskell never won a month here, she's never even been nominated before.
From Goodreads:
'It is very pleasant dinning with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!'
A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century, Cranford relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of vignettes, Elizabeth Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy in its depiction of such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the violent death of Captain Brown or the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns. Written with acute observation, Cranford is by turns affectionate, moving and darkly satirical.
Goodreads
Kindle version from Patricia herself
ePub version from AlexBell