NEW FOR JULY

Below are some notable books releasing the week of July 5th....

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend.

Suggestions from www.bookreporter.com

BOBBY KENNEDY: The Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye (Biography)
Robert F. Kennedy is remembered as the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But his liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that had its beginnings in the conservative 1950s, as Larry Tye illustrates in his portrait of Kennedy.

BUSH by Jean Edward Smith (Biography)
George W. Bush almost singlehandedly decided to invade Iraq, taking personal control of foreign policy, as Jean Edward Smith demonstrates in this comprehensive evaluation of the Bush presidency that will surely surprise many readers.

JONATHAN UNLEASHED by Meg Rosoff (Humor/Romance)
Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life? That’s the question Jonathan Trefoil poses to himself when his brother asks him to look after his dogs, and his confusing, chaotic life and world view begin to shift.

JULIAN FELLOWES’S BELGRAVIA by Julian Fellowes (Historical Fiction)
Set in the 1840s but opening at the Duchess of Richmond’s now-legendary ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, JULIAN FELLOWES’S BELGRAVIA is the story of a secret --- and how one family’s life will change forever.

STILL LIFE WITH BREADCRUMBS (01/07/2014)

What a great title! I was immediately attracted, especially when I realized the author of this upcoming new release was Anna Quindlen. I have been a fan of her books and columns for years.

STILL LIFE WITH BREADCRUMBS is the story of a woman past her prime and still trying to figure out who she really is...a woman who is open to whatever life brings, and a woman being comfortable in her own skin.....Is this about me?!!

Fortunately for readers out there, its about the main character, Rebecca Winters, a woman who ventures into new territory and fends for herself in strange and challenging conditions....

Here's a review from  www.Goodreads.com

"Still Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women.

Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life.

Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined."

MY THOUGHTS:

Love stories can be "schmaltzy" (Sappy)..hopefully this is not. Early reviews labeled  it heartwarming and life affirming...so far, so good.

I want to like it because I like Anna Quindlen..so it's on my "To be read" list. (It may be worth reading just to discover what the title means.)

WHO IS ANNA QUINDLEN?

http://www.annaquindlen.com/bio.html

STILL LIFE WITH BREADCRUMBS will be released January 28th. Pre-order from Amazon directly from this blog. Use the Amazon Search Box in the Sidebar. 

OLD BUT STILL GOOD? (06/20/2013)

The Trilogy

According to a friend who is a voracious reader she can't wait to get her hands on The Bronze Horseman...I mean the book. It's in paperback as of 2009 and the author is  Paullina Simons. This is the first of a trilogy already in print.

The Bronze Horseman has been labeled a Russian Thorn Birds and is an 800 page "sweeping saga of love and war." (Probably a great summer read...)

Here's a description from Goodreads.com:

"The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack..."

Looking for a Romance/History combo? Do you like a tumultuous love story?
Buy The Bronze Horseman on Amazon...
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For More Information:  www.paullinasimons.com