I hope that all is well in your world. I don't know about you, but I cannot wait for the election to be over. We are in the early days of Operation: Baby Watch, and every time my phone pings, my heart stops. But alas, it's only a candidate asking for money. I even got a text from Sherrod Brown, and he's from Ohio!
We hit the movies again, and enjoyed this one very much.
We celebrated our #2's birthday at Scilla, and the food and service were phenomenal.
But the best part was I got to sit next to Miss Lucy. She was beaming because she brought her Momma & Dada to her school for a fair. She got her picture taken with her favorite teacher. Lucy was so proud that she did not want to take off her paper bracelet!
Speaking of that, I am wearing my new JCF jacket, which I love. I must have been excited as well because I forgot to take the price tag off.
These are the October releases that I read/listened to.
Set in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942, this heartbreaking historical novel follows a brave piano teacher who risks everything to protect a young Jewish girl fleeing Nazi persecution. Inspired by real people and events.
I have read many books about this time period. What made this novel different was that the characters were engaging and practically flew off the page .
This is read by Kate Mulgrew. Remember her? I enjoyed hearing about Ethel's colorful life. She was a woman of great faith and suffered many personal losses. Fun fact: I went to the same high school as Ethel. No, not the same year.
We are listening to this one in the car and enjoying it. The book is narrated by the author, which lends effervescence to the text. It is chockful of juicy stories.
A sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by the author's own family history, following eleven brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana, and New York.
1980s New York City about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck.
A story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
A woman’s unexpected return to her isolated family estate puts her in a killer’s path.
Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller.
A fantastically creepy holiday story of a writer tasked with helping a famous novelist finish his next book. But when two dead bodies turn up at the seaside manor, he must uncover the killer before the clock ticks down to Christmas Day.
This delightful collection of three feel-good novellas from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Night We Met—with bonus recipes and full-page illustrations, perfect for gifting!
A billionaire’s grandson and the housekeeper’s daughter square off in this cat-and-mouse holiday romance-mystery.
Armand Gamache returns!
A gripping and thought-provoking new novel about a Black woman whose interracial marriage is tested when a journalist investigates a decades-old murder tied to her wealthy husband’s family.
A grieving writer. An abandoned bookshop. A secret love story hidden in letters.
Every night, the grandfather clock stops at exactly 3:41 a.m. The lights flicker without warning. And a disembodied voice cries for help outside Julia's bedroom door.
Btw... can you believe how many books this author drops a year? She must write 24 hours a day!
A deeply researched, invigorating love letter to the beloved American Girl brand, its unforgettable female founder Pleasant Rowland, and her then-radical, now-iconic line of eighteen-inch dolls that surprised and transfixed a nation.
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I love so much when you write about books on your blog. I'm currently reading Peck and Peck (the author is one of my favorites, after Lessons in Chemistry) and it's so so good. I love a quirky character and there are many LOL moments. I also love when you talk about movies, shows, podcasts. We are currently watching The Drop Out (an older one about Elizabeth Holmes) really good.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ohio and the Sherrod Brown ads and texts are driving everyone bonkers!
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