I can never get enough of summer and am always sad when it comes
to an end. But autumn is a pretty nice consolation. I always get up at
6, but the past few mornings have been so dark I've had to turn on the
lights. That combined with the chill makes it feel cozy in the morning,
like autumn in on its way. Of course the sun comes out eventually and
burns off all the clouds and I wish for air conditioning. The holidays
will be here before we know it. I'm not ready. I want to get a pumpkin
spice candle and see some beautiful fall leaves.
I've
been reading for fun lately. Sometimes I have a hard time concentrating
and I just can't stick with it, but I must be in the right mood. Here
are my latest reads:
I
enjoyed this novel about a girl raised in Chile by British colonists.
There are a lot of characters and stories woven into her search for her
love, Joaquin, who took off to Califronia in the gold rush. It's long,
but I enjoyed the writing style and flow of the book.
In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd- Ana Mendez
This
was a book of short stories that I never finished reading for my Latin
American Literature class ( I loved that class so much!) Each story is
from the perspective of various Cuban men and women who immigrate to
America to escape the reign of Fidel Castro. There is a juxtaposition of
the old and new, of the new country and beautiful old Cuba, and of
dreams versus reality. I enjoyed it.
The Shell Seekers- Rosamunde Pilcher
Talks
about the different members of a family and their life stories. I'm
still reading it, but so far so good. There are flashbacks to the
mother's experience in World War 2 as a young woman, and of each of the
children's experience as adults, and of their friends. There is a story
woven throughout about a special painting by a deceased grandfather that
has remained in the family and might be worth a lot of money. I love
that it takes place in England and covers so many different eras.
Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy
This
has been on my list for a while- I like to read a classic every so
often, but it seems to take more time and a little more effort for me to
finish. I'm just getting started.
That's about it. It's been nice being able to get absorbed in a book again.
Rose woke me up at 3 last night and I couldn't get back to sleep. This trend has got to stop!
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