summer reading
I read about 20 books this summer so in today's post I will talk about a few more." The Innocents"by Francesca Segal. A take off on "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton,it is about a Jewish family in central London in the present day. They too live in a insular affluent world. I liked this book. You may have seen the move made out of the Edith Wharton book starring Daniel Day Lewis and Michelle Pfieffer so you kinda know the plot line.
"The Meryl Strep Movie Club" by Mia March True romance or chick-lit a beach read I read it in a day and a half. The author is from Maine and I met in our local bookstore. It involves 2 sisters,a cousin,and aunt running a inn in Maine. They are all dealing with different problems. Every Friday night they watch a Meryl Strep Movie and discuss it along with their problems. It was a light summer read and it did make me want to watch some of her movies again.
"Tigers in Red Weather"by Liza Klaussmann I really liked this book.Very different. It takes place between 1945-1969 mostly on Nantucket where 2 sisters have a summer home. They marry and each has a child. One child is truly disturbed. They all have hidden lives and secrets. Each chapter is told from different characters and points of view.
"Where'd You Go Bernadette; A Novel" by Maria Semple This was a really different book. It is funny. Parts made me laugh out loud. A family moves from L.A. to Seattle and the wife hates it.The daughter is in middle school and the husband works for Microsoft . The story is told by the characters but also through e-mail, notes from the school,diary entrees etc. A talk with the author recently appeared in the New York Times.
I've had it with book reviews and want to get onto knitting, yarn and Maine.
Pemaquid Point Light House Close to Our House in Maine
Marshall Point Light House in Port Clyde- seen in the movie Forrest Gump
At the end of a beautiful drive from Thomaston through Tenants Harbor to Port Clyde. You can take a ferry from here to Monhegan Island, and a very nice gift store in Port Clyde- Stonefish as well as some nice galleries and restaurants
All books are at Amazon.com
"The Meryl Strep Movie Club" by Mia March True romance or chick-lit a beach read I read it in a day and a half. The author is from Maine and I met in our local bookstore. It involves 2 sisters,a cousin,and aunt running a inn in Maine. They are all dealing with different problems. Every Friday night they watch a Meryl Strep Movie and discuss it along with their problems. It was a light summer read and it did make me want to watch some of her movies again.
"Tigers in Red Weather"by Liza Klaussmann I really liked this book.Very different. It takes place between 1945-1969 mostly on Nantucket where 2 sisters have a summer home. They marry and each has a child. One child is truly disturbed. They all have hidden lives and secrets. Each chapter is told from different characters and points of view.
"Where'd You Go Bernadette; A Novel" by Maria Semple This was a really different book. It is funny. Parts made me laugh out loud. A family moves from L.A. to Seattle and the wife hates it.The daughter is in middle school and the husband works for Microsoft . The story is told by the characters but also through e-mail, notes from the school,diary entrees etc. A talk with the author recently appeared in the New York Times.
I've had it with book reviews and want to get onto knitting, yarn and Maine.
Pemaquid Point Light House Close to Our House in Maine
Marshall Point Light House in Port Clyde- seen in the movie Forrest Gump
At the end of a beautiful drive from Thomaston through Tenants Harbor to Port Clyde. You can take a ferry from here to Monhegan Island, and a very nice gift store in Port Clyde- Stonefish as well as some nice galleries and restaurants
All books are at Amazon.com
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