Nevermore 5-28-24
Reported by Rita
Figures in
a Landscape: People and Places: Essays: 2001-2016 by Paul
Theroux
Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14
years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons
(Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal
remembrances, from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from
Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively, these pieces offer
a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life, restless
and ever-curious mind.
Downloaded through the
hoopla app – loved it – highly recommend.
– CD 5 stars
When the Jessamine Grows by Donna
Everhart
With her husband and son off at war, and the burden of running
the farm falling to her, Joetta, shunned because she doesn't support the
Confederacy's position on slavery, finds one act of kindness, bringing her
family to the edge of even greater disaster.
Really interesting –
liked it – worth reading. – WJ 5 stars
Followed by Frost by
Charlie N. Holmberg
After being cursed for her cold heart, seventeen-year-old
Smitha is forced to retreat to the mountains, where she finds companionship
with Death, an enigmatic being who would rather see her rule beside him in the
Underworld than live such a frozen existence.
Didn’t really like
this book or author. – MH 3 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
Amazing Men: Courage, Insight, Endurance by Joyce
Tenneson
Two Trains Leave the Station: A Meditation on
Aging, Alzheimer's, and Arithmetic by Catherine Landis
The Lost City of Z: a Tale of Deadly Obsession in
the Amazon by David Grann
The Golden Apples by
Eudora Welty
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant
Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoèe
Schlanger
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by
Agatha Christie
Lost Horizon: a Novel by James
Hilton
The Husbands: a Novel by Holly
Gramazio
New Books
My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue
Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr
The Rulebreaker: the Life and Times of Barbara
Walters by Susan Page
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