Actress-turned-media mogul Reese Witherspoon is known for her career-defining roles in films like Legally Blonde, Election, Walk the Line, and Sweet Home Alabama. The 49-year-old founder of Hello Sunshine is also an avid reader. Witherspoon founded her monthly book club, Reese’s Book Club, to showcase books with women at the center of the story, while also connecting with other avid readers and sharing her favorite picks. In a recent interview with BuzzFeed alongside her The Morning Show co-star Jennifer Aniston (and an adorable pack of dogs), Witherspoon shared her favorite book of 2025.
Without hesitation, Witherspoon shared her pick for favorite book of the year.
“My favorite book this year,” the bookworm shared, “was Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. That one made me cry.”
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Witherspoon’s pick for her book club in March 2025, Broken Country has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for over six months and has sold over a million copies worldwide. The book debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List at number 3, partly due to the impact of being chosen for Reese’s Book Club.
Storyline
Part historical fiction, part thriller, and part romance novel, Hall’s Broken Country is told across three timelines and explores themes of love, loss, and the consequences of choices. The book tells the story of Beth, who is happily married, but whose relationship relies on keeping the past buried. When the man Beth loved as a teenager returns to the village she lives in with his son, Beth must confront her past as dangerous secrets are revealed.
Reviews and Fan Response
With over one million copies sold worldwide, Witherspoon is one of many fans of Clare Leslie Hall’s novel. Fans were quick to rush to the comment section of BuzzFeed’s social media post for a digital group chat about Witherspoon’s favorite book of the year.
“Broken Country is my book club pick for this weekend!!!” shared one fan.
New York Times bestselling authors like Delia Owens and Mary Beth Keane both provided quotes for the book, praising its emotional depth and epic storytelling.
Owens called the book “stirring, poetic and mysterious,” while Keane shared, “beautifully observed and brilliantly constructed page-turner.”
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