What books are you reading this week?
The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, September 25, 2018
A gossipy account of the two sisters, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill
News of Our Loved Ones by Abigail DeWitt, October 2, 2018. A novel of two generations in France and America affected by the D-Day bombings in Normandy.
The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, September 18, 2018. The final book in the cycle of novels that began with The Shadow of the Wind.
I've also reviewed The Prisoner of Heaven, but missed The Angel's Game
Ongoing reading:
The Girl from Oto by Amy Maroney
A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk
Murder on the Left Bank by Cara Black
Finished reading:
A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua, borrowed from NetGalley, August 14, 2018. What happens or could happen when a pregnant Chinese woman visits the U.S. for "birth tourism" so that her baby can have U.S. citizenship? The novel gives us a fictional scenario when a naive young woman is persuaded by her wealthy lover to stay at a special maternity center in California.
After the Monsoon by Swedish writer, Robert Karjel. This is an excellent thriller set in Djibouti, Africa, about pirates on the open ocean, kidnapped sailers, ransom demands, and the war on terror.
What's on your desk this week?
The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer, It's Monday, What Are You Reading? by Book Date., and Mailbox Monday. Also, Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews
Thanks to HarperCollins for these ARCs:
The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters |
A gossipy account of the two sisters, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill
News of Our Loved Ones |
The Labyrinth of the Spirits |
I've also reviewed The Prisoner of Heaven, but missed The Angel's Game
Ongoing reading:
The Girl from Oto by Amy Maroney
A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk
Murder on the Left Bank by Cara Black
Finished reading:
After the Monsoon by Swedish writer, Robert Karjel. This is an excellent thriller set in Djibouti, Africa, about pirates on the open ocean, kidnapped sailers, ransom demands, and the war on terror.
What's on your desk this week?