Fall on Your Knees by Anne-Marie MacDonald.
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Those completely unknown finds can sometimes be the best. I’ll report back on The Secret of Snow and if/when you get to it, I hope it’s a big winner for you.
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Flashlight by Susan Choi
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I’m reading Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent and I adore it!
The past 9 days I have been adding to my reading list for the American 250 Challenge.
I started with Of Arms and Artists of The American Revolution Through Painters Eyes by Paul Staiti. A very long read but well worth the time.
The book describes the art and lives of 5 artists including my favorite Gilbert Stuart. Their paintings create visual images that contribute to America’s spirit to win the war.
I read Abigail Adams by Woody Holton during a thunderstorm with the thunder sounding like cannons firing, which kept me in the same time period. The author captures the charm and spunk of our nation’s 2nd First Lady. She displays an extreme dedication to family. She also exhibits a feminist attitude in managing the family finances and investments by ignoring the laws and customs of that time, which dictated that property ownership was the sole provence of the husband.
I highly recommend both books.
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I just finished Isola by Allegra Goodman. It’s good historical fiction. A bit grim at times, but overall a good read. Ready to start Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict. I’ve read a number of Benedict’s books and have liked all of them.
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I’m reading Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin. I have been meaning to read one of her books for a long time and the opportunity to hear her speak (event is on 5/15) gave me the extra push to finally dig in.
I’m also re-reading The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali for our local library book discussion. (We rotate turns on facilitating and it is my turn this month as well as next month.)
Just finished This Is Happiness by Niall Williams, just beautiful writing, the descriptions, the characters - a time in Ireland when a rural village is just beginning to get - and accept electricity and it’s set in the 1950’s! It’s at times funny, sad, sentimental - a joy to read.
Also just finished Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson. Timely, a page turner, and characters you won’t be able to forget. A doctor today, in Alabama, being tried for performing an abortion on a 13 year old girl. Racial, political, important!
And ready to begin Isabel Allende’s My Name parceled Del Valle.
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I’m reading Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan. So far, so good. It’s hitting both sci-fi and climate fiction, which I’m enjoying.
Admittedly, I’m skipping through Keeper of the Lost Children. The story follows three people and skips chapters accordingly. I’m most interested in one character so find myself following her storyline. Does anyone else ever do this??
Everhart’s The Moonshiner’s Daughter awaits. After her visit via Ask the Authors, I’m looking forward to more of her writing.
Susan - Let us know your thoughts on Isabel Allende’s My Name is Emilia Del Valle. I’ve read a couple of her books and am woefully behind on her back list.
I just finished BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan. I submitted a review to Bookbrowse the other day. Now I just started an ARC of THE CALAMITY CLUB by Kathryn Stockett. Only 20 pages in.
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