'I've been rereading Jane Eyre. That's one of my favorites'

CBS News shares an excerpt from Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick: The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb.

With Em in the kitchen, that left the two of us. After an awkward several seconds, I said, "So your daughter says you write poetry."

"Oh, here and there," she said. "I'm much more of a reader than a writer."

"Yeah? What's your favorite book?"

"Oh goodness, I have so many. I've been rereading Jane Eyre. That's one of my favorites. Masterpiece Theatre has been running a marvelous series based on the book. I don't suppose you've seen it."

"No, but my mother's been watching it," I told her. Which was a lie.

For Mom, must-see TV on Sunday nights was Desperate Housewives.

Thought Catalog recommends '8 Cozy Movies To Keep You Company On A Gloomy Day' including

Jane Eyre (2011)

What it’s about: The young governess Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) takes a job under the watchful, brooding eye of Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender), whose waistcoat is big and full of secrets. A muted, pastel color palette provides the perfect backdrop for their bad romance to rupture and flourish.

Why it’s perfect for rainy spring Sunday afternoons: Jane and Mr. Rochester are melancholy for various reasons, mirroring your mood as you contemplate the Excel sheet awaiting you tomorrow morning. As a bonus, this is set in the mid-19th century, making you nostalgic for a time period in which you never lived. The realization that you are trapped in this dull, waistcoat-free present may make you sip your cappuccino all the more wistfully. (Evan E. Lambert)