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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Spring
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden “After that hard winter, one could not get … Continue reading
Saturday Reading
“After Francie had come in and closed the door quietly behind her – the way you were supposed to do in the library – she looked quickly at the little golden-brown pottery jug which stood at the end of … Continue reading
The Shoemaker’s Wife
The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani My rating: 4 of 5 stars I saw our library had gotten this new book in some months back, but the cover really put me off. I could tell it wasn’t ‘my kind’ of … Continue reading
Thank you, Hope!
Hope nominated me for an award (what a kind thing to do!) So, here are the answers to her questions: 1. Drink of preference: Coffee or Tea? What kind? BOTH! I LOVE my morning coffee! (and, I have learned to … Continue reading
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Georgette Heyer, “The Toll-Gate”
Ok, folks. I am thinking about giving up on this one. I enjoy reading. I like historical fiction. So far, I have read three Georgette Heyer books and mostly liked them, although the Regency era is not really my favorite … Continue reading
The Plum Tree by Ellen Wiseman
The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman My rating: 4 of 5 stars If the endnotes at the back of this novel are true (and certainly the author has seemed to done her research), only ten percent of Germany’s citizens … Continue reading
Country Girls Read 