This month's Books

• The Guernsey Potato Peel Pie Literary Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows- Delightful! No other was to say it. The last part of the book is one of the best romances I've read in a LONG time.
• Wicked All Day by Liz Carlyle- Nothing compares to Lisa Kleypas' stories. Sorry Liz!
• The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga - Enlightening. The antidote to lyrical India. Reminds me of Kiran Desai's book "The Inheritance of Loss" - It has a certain sadness to it although the narrator is so witty and edgy and so easily uses the "F" word that I found it funny. Just love it.
• As The Great World Spins by Colum McCann- Takes you right back to the 70's and it very thought provoking. Reminds you of the Vietname, Nixon, sex and Studio 56 days. I simply LOVE the writing. So smooth and clean and well thought out. Its as if the text is just scrubbed clean for the reader but it is not sterile by any means.
• The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart - Action packed. A Great book with many good moral lessons and how kids can use their smarts to get out of tight situations. I love watching my son getting into the book and imagining himself as part of the Benedict Society and how he might have been able to contribute to help the situation.