Reported by Christy
Former
World War I nurse Maisie Dobbs decides to set up her own private investigation
firm. Her first case seems to be one of simple infidelity but Dobbs soon learns
there are much deeper secrets. Our reader called Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie
Dobbs a light read that she enjoyed listening to while packing. She will
also continue on with the series.
Our
next reader checked out Fly Away by Kristin Hannah. Tully must not only
deal with the tragic death of her best friend Kate, and caring for Kate’s
teenage daughter, but also the reappearance of her estranged mother. Though our
reader didn’t realize this book was second in a series, she liked it and
thought it was good.
When
teenaged Sunja finds herself pregnant by a wealthy, married man, she accepts a
marriage proposal by a minister passing through Korea on his way to Japan. Pachinko,
by Min Jin Lee, a family saga spanning generations, was an “excellent” book and
our reader highly recommended it.
Next,
the discussion moved to Stephen King’s The Outsider. When the body of an
11 year old boy is found in a park, the people of Flint City are in shock. Even
more so when fingerprints point to beloved Little League coach and English
teacher Terry Maitland. Terry, however, has an airtight alibi. Our reader struggled
with her interest in this book, especially after reading the fantastic Pachinko,
and ended up not finishing it.
In
Chinua Achebe’s classic Things Fall Apart, Achebe tells the story of
pre-colonial Nigeria and the 19th century arrival of Europeans. Our reader tried but could not get into it
and ultimately did not finish the novel.
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