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Post by conniej on Oct 2, 2021 11:55:26 GMT
Fall is a wonderful time to still sit outside and read. A hot cup of cappuccino or hot cider, a warm sweater and either a fleece blanket or an afghan and a porch swing, what could be better. I am good with all of that except don’t have a porch swing. When I was a middle school child and really into reading and getting away from my 3 brothers, my Dad hung a big rope swing from our big tree, it had a big board polished to a shine for a seat, didn’t like a tire swing. I would sit there and twirl and swing almost all weekend and after school for couple of hours. Now days I like to sit on my bench, prop my feet up and just enjoy. I have a pile of books to read and more of my favorite authors with new releases as well. I do the library books for most and one is waiting on me at the front desk that I will pick up as well as checking out the “New Books” shelves.
Last Girl Ghosted
by Lisa Unger
Think twice before you swipe
She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought might be just a quick hookup quickly became much more. She fell for him—hard. It happens sometimes, a powerful connection with a perfect stranger takes you by surprise.
But then, just as things were getting real, he stood her up. Then he disappeared—profiles deleted, phone disconnected. She was ghosted.
Maybe it was her fault. She shared too much, too fast. But isn't that always what women think—that they're the ones to blame? Soon she learns there were others. Girls who thought they were in love. Girls who later went missing. She had been looking for a connection, but now she's looking for answers.
The Judge's List
by John Grisham
Lacy Stoltz is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change. Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby’s father was murdered 20 years earlier in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect. Along the way, she has discovered other victims.
The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers.
He is a judge, in Florida—under Lacy’s jurisdiction.
He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list?
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Post by conniej on Oct 2, 2021 12:06:21 GMT
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Post by Gail in SC on Oct 3, 2021 23:17:18 GMT
I just read THE BOY IN THE FIELD by Margot Livesey. It is excellent. It is about 3 siblings who find a wounded boy in a field and end up saving his life by getting help. As a result of that event, everything changes and all of the major characters go through a period of self-discovery. I had not read any of her books before but will look for others. Her writing is exquisite.
I am listening to MAID by Mike Hale, the inspiration for the Netflix miniseries by the same name. I started it after binging on the series after reading a review that said the book was very different. It is and I am enjoying it as well.
I am also reading ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger, which I think was recommended here. It is a novel about a young boy, Frank, growing up in a small town in Minnesota in the early 60s. The boy and his younger brother, Jake, find out about deaths that occur in turn by accident, nature, suicide, and murder. It focuses on the effects of the event on the residents of the town. It is about the themes of wisdom and grace, along with faith and forgiveness. Another beautifully-written book.
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Post by conniej on Oct 6, 2021 20:37:15 GMT
I am writing down so many titles lately of books I want to read, thanks to all of you. thank you so much .
I have a light one to read that will not take me long
Forgiving Paris
by Karen Kingsbury
Women's Fiction
Release Date: October 26, 2021
In Indiana, Ashley and her husband are about to take a trip to Paris—but Ashley is hesitant. More than two decades ago, she made her most grievous mistake in Paris. She has never forgiven herself for what happened there, and she still harbors secrets that she’s afraid will come to light. Just before the trip, Ashley gets a call from her niece. She explains that her boyfriend’s mother remembers working at a bakery with an American named Ashley. “Could that be you?”
When Alice and Ashley meet, a flood of memories comes for both women, taking Ashley back to a reckless affair and Alice to the night she nearly ended it all. Can this reunion bring healing and closure? Maybe it is finally time for Ashley to forgive herself—and Paris.
The Hidden
by Melanie Golding
Thrillers & Suspense
What it means to be a mother
One dark December night, in a small seaside town, a little girl is found abandoned. When her mother finally arrives, authorities release the pair, believing it to be an innocent case of a toddler running off.
Gregor, a seemingly single man, is found bludgeoned and left for dead in his apartment, but the discovery of children's toys raises more questions than answers.
Every night, Ruby gazes into Gregor’s apartment, leading to the discovery of his secret family: his unusually silent daughter and his mentally unstable wife, Constance, who insists that she is descended from the mythological Selkies. She begs Ruby to aid in finding the sealskin that Gregor has hidden from her, making it impossible to return to her people.
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Post by Gail in SC on Oct 11, 2021 0:03:08 GMT
Started listening to PIONEERS: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough. It is about the settlement of the Northwest Territory. There were some beautiful ideals in this settling. Declaring that the area would be slave-free, that schools and education would be an important element, et c. The bravery of those who settled the vast area is undeniable, but McCullough seems to minimize the effect this movement had on the Native Americans. It is fascinating, though, and I am already 2/3 through.
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Post by lani on Oct 11, 2021 16:31:55 GMT
I am in one of those modes where I'm skipping back and forth among a few books. I started reading THE UNWINDING, AN INNER HISTORY OF THE NEW AMERICA by George Packer. Very good. I have another Donna Leon book on Kindle. I also downloaded (for free) THE ARGONAUTICA by Apollonious Rhodius in 3rd century BC because Leon's character, Brunetti, was reading it and going on and on about it in one of her books. I may do the same for THE TROJAN WOMEN for the same reason. At least this ancient stuff is free. I don't know how good of a translation I got for my free download.
I found two unread books by Dianne Day in the basement. Her books are set in the early 1900s in and around the Bay Area. I've only read a few pages, but I think I will finish both.
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Post by conniej on Oct 11, 2021 18:39:33 GMT
I am closing up a book and will not finish it. Pretty boring and author goes on and on about nothing. Oh well, once in awhile if we are an avid reader we just have to say Goodbye to a book before it is done. and I have never regretted it a bit. At first it was hard but guess easier all the time. I am going to read Iris Johansen's HIGH STAKES. Will let you know more about this book after I get into it. I am not sure about it but is Library book and no big deal if I do decide not to read it. I usually like Iris Johansen.
I am also going to start Stephen King's BILLY SUMMERS. I am now ready. Plus it is on top the pile at this point in time on my desk.
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Post by conniej on Oct 11, 2021 18:41:46 GMT
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Post by lani on Oct 12, 2021 16:43:25 GMT
I just got Ann Cleeve's latest, CRY OF THE HERRON on my Kindle. I had pre-purchased it. I know I will re-read it at some point so I am OK with buying it.
Finished my Donna Leon.
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Post by Gail in SC on Oct 12, 2021 21:43:27 GMT
I started rereading Roz Chast's CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PERSONAL? for one of my bookclubs. She is a wonderful cartoonist for The New Yorker. Don't know if I mentioned it on this thread, but I saw Chast with three other female cartoonists for the magazine on a zoom meeting. They talked about all kinds of things and Chast was a delight. This book is about the final years of her parents lives and is very funny. Sad too, but Chast can find humor in anything. The book also lists a number of resources for the end of life for us or loved ones.
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Post by geritru on Oct 13, 2021 22:14:30 GMT
Has anyone read A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paula Hawkins? I just finished it and it has more twists and turns than her novel GIRL ON A TRAIN. I did like the book.
When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?
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Post by conniej on Oct 13, 2021 23:20:40 GMT
I do Have that one on the to read shelf. I thought it sounded really good. Thanks Geri ~~
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney Is another novel you might consider
Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.
Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.
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Post by Gail in SC on Oct 14, 2021 4:56:55 GMT
Someone here or on another thread recommended THE GOOD SISTER by Sally Hepworth. I started listening to it and have to struggle NOT to when I have something else that needs to get done. Twin sisters, very different, brought up by a mother who was quite disturbed. Now they are adults, each undergoing changes in her life. Which one really is the "good" sister? Obviously I am enjoying it.
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Post by lani on Oct 14, 2021 16:18:11 GMT
A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paula Hawkins I'm going to check the library for that. |
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Post by geritru on Oct 15, 2021 17:25:14 GMT
Gail, I think I was the one who recommended THE GOOD SISTER. It was our book club read. I liked it.
I am currently reading THE GODMOTHERS by Camille Aubray ~ The Godmothers is a solid novel involving four women married into an Italian family who have to take over the family business when their husbands are forced to go to war in WW2. The story is fascinating blending historical fiction with suspense, multi-generational family drama, romance, and, of course, a mafia novel.
This is another book club read that I just started reading and so far it has strong women with good character development.
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