Reported by Rita
Mrs. Chippy’s Last Expedition: The Remarkable
Journal of Shackleton’s Polar-Bound Cat by Caroline Alexander tells the
ill-fated true tale of the wooden three-masted ship, Endurance, and its crew of
27 men led by Sir Ernest Shackleton on the 1914 – 1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic
Expedition as told from the perspective of the ship’s cat. Our reader said
there was so much to learn about patience, endurance, and optimism from the
daily routine of the cat. She said it was a very good read. AH
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs is about Susie
Gertsen, suburban floral designer, mother of 4-year-old triplets, and wife of a
Park Avenue plastic surgeon living the perfect life. That is, until her husband
is found dead in the apartment of a second-rate “escort”. Our reader said it
was a good mystery and she enjoyed following Susie as she does her own investigating
to find the truth about her husband’s murder. BM
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy
Wood is a dual timeline historical fiction that follows modern day Juliette as
she learns about the life her recently deceased grandmother who lived in 1940s
Paris. Our reader loved it. MP
Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart,
the Old West’s Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber by John
Boessenecker is filled with hard to believe stories of the famed bandit Black
Bart, and his unique style of criminal behavior. He held up at least 29
stagecoaches in California and Oregon but never robbed any passengers or hurt
anyone. Described by our reader as “quite the chameleon”, Black Bart has a
fascinating story connected to U.S. Western history, and she’s glad she read
it. NH
Also Mentioned:
All the Forgiveness by
Elizabeth Hardinger
My Daughter’s Boyfriend by
Daniel Hurst
A Case of Need by Michael Crichton
New Stories from the South 2004: The Year’s Best by
Shannon Ravenel
Band of Brothers: E. Company, 506th
Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by
Stephen E. Ambrose
Quicksand Pond by Janet Taylor Lisle
The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the
Next American Migration by Jake Bittle
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant
Women Who Changed the World by Elena Favilli
After This by Alice McDermott
Paper Gods: A Novel of Money, Race, and Politics by
Goldie Taylor
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
My Antonia by Willa Cather
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
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