The Vision of Emma Blau: A Novel | 
pickA companion to Hegi‘s “Stones From The River,” but can be read as a stand-alone. This book spans several generations of a German-American family from the early 1900s until almost the present. It‘s a story about immigrants, about parents, about children, about being human (and all the flaws that come with that). A pick for me, as was “Stones From The River.”
This book is pretty sad. I am just starting it. Excited to read more. Any one else read this? Does it get happier?
pickAugust has been a slow reading month for me, but I just finished this with tears in my eyes. And it could be the only book I read this month and it would be ok. Because there is so much here. Three or four generations of a family, and the highs and lows, all circling back to the house Emma's grandfather built, and Emma loved. The story follows characters who were peripheral in Stones From the River, but stands alone.
This wonderful book follows several characters from their youth until they become #seniorcitizens. #anditsAugust I highly recommend in. #recommendationsday #backtoreading @RealLifeReading @Tiffy_Reads
"It wasn't clear who informed on Father Albin . . . but the following week the bishop admitted Father Albin to a Catholic convalescent home in Concord that had one entire wing just for crazy priests."
"If you have books in your life" she told them often "you're never alone."
"It didn't look like the kind of house that would carry a curse." And with that opening sentence, we're off.
I'm not good at sticking to a TBR, but here are three I intend to read in August. We'll see if I actually do. 😊 #mostanticipated #Augustmostanticipated #AugustTBR #backtoreading #anditsaugust #booksacrossoceans @pri_bibliophile @mellisarock @RealLifeReading @Tiffy_Reads
