Nevermore: Mrs. Chippy, As Husbands Go, Forgotten Bookshop in Paris, Black Bart

 

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

 

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