That sounds hysterical just from the title, @Joyce_Montague! I think I’ll put that one on my audiobook list.
I enjoy this authors writing. This book, as well as, Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, are really good reads too.
Oh Joyce_Montague, this sounds like the perfect escapist read. I’ve added to my never ending TBR.
I’m reading, Garbage Town, by Ravi Gupta, and enjoying it very much. I’m listening to, Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar. I am struggling a bit with Martyr, but will continue because I’ve heard it’s such a good book.
I hope you will read all of McConaghy’s books. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of them but for me there was something really special about Migrations.
I thought Sky Full of Elephants was exceptional. I hope you will post about it when you are finished.
I just finished Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina. Oof! This is a seriously difficult but good book to read if you have any interest in what it’s like to be on the ground in Ukraine during war. The author’s vision for the book took her to many location where she was hoping to document the stories of women who were writing about war crimes. But it is so much more because the author founded a literary festival so she was interested in the arts and preserving museums, libraries, and books from the ravages of the war. I felt the impact of her words over and over throughout the pages.
Thanks for posting your thoughts @kim.kovacs
Oh, The Mighty Red is so good with so many twists and surprises, like the river itself. Hope you enjoy it.
Good one! Have you read the other two books in the series? If yes, would love to know which book you enjoyed most.
Order of LOVE… 3…2…1…it is amazing to be wothbthese characters on this journey. FB. Is a master storyteller.
I’m reading Briar Club for a library discussion next week. Then starting River Knows Your Name which I am so grateful to have won!
I just finished Becoming Madame Secretary which I really enjoyed now but to my 16 year old granddaughter’s recommendation I am starting The Bandit Queens.
This book was so entertaining. The Iona Iverson that made a cameo appearance in this book has a book of her own - written by Clare Pooley. It was also good.
Oh, I hope you enjoy The Bandit Queens, @Lynne_G. It was one of my favorites the year it was published because the dialog was so great. I applaud you for swapping reading material with your granddaughter - that’s really cool.
I really enjoyed “The Lion Women of Tehran” and have been curious about the Erdrich book.
I just finished The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier and found her approach in moving ahead in time very interesting. I haven’t checked any author interviews, but I wondered if she strategized this approach so that she would not need to introduce more characters in several generations to move from the Renaissance to modern day. I’m interested in thoughts from readers who have read the book. I did enjoy the overall experience of the book and the history of Murano glass.
Half of a Yellow Sun-- beautiful book and the author has a new one out:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dream Count
Thanks, @Claire_Mauro - We’re discussing Dream Count over in the book club section right now!
I just finished reading Joseph O’Connors second book in his historical fiction trilogy about the actual Escape Line run out of the Vatican during WWII. The Title is The Ghosts of Rome. It was excellent and full of tension and drama. Now, I am reading Beneath the Surface of Things, a collection of essays, by Wade Davis. I picked this book up randomly from the library. The essays are very interesting and thought-provoking. The ones about the United States are well-researched, illuminating and sobering. I am so glad I checked this book out of the library.