pickTwenty years since Napolitano‘s debut novel came out, it‘s being re-issued at the end of April. I appreciated the author‘s note letting us know how personal the characters truly are & I enjoyed watching this family story unfold. Set in New Jersey, the McLaughlin family knows plenty of loss. But an unexpected pregnancy changes them all as they regard their pasts & present lives. Through multiple perspectives, it‘s sure to start lively discussion!
@shawnmooney and I have been reading the novels of Elizabeth Jane Howard in publication order and this is our current read. As usual, it‘s brilliant!
pickAnother lovely read from Jenny Colgan.Morag comes from a family of pilots after a close call with another plane,Morag is shaken and can't bring herself to fly again. Such endearing likeable characters I found myself fondly reading along and hoping for only the best for Morag. Even though I couldn't relate to the pilot side of things, we have all lost our self confidence at some stage in life and tried to get it back.⭐⭐⭐⭐
We‘re starting off our April birthdays with a trio of special Littens! 🥳🥳🥳 Please join the #birthdayfairies in sending lots of #birthdaylove to our @Graciouswarriorprincess , @Reecaspieces and @Maggie4483 !!
Wishing each of you a simply marvelous day!!!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!! 🎈🎈🎈
pickI love Jenny Colgan, especially her Christmas books. This wasn‘t a particular favorite but it wasn‘t my least favorite either - very middle of the pack. I wasn‘t a huge fan of either main character - Morag was kind of ditzy and Gregor was a real grump - but they both did have complicated and somewhat sad background stories that I found touching. I also always love a story set on a small Scottish isle! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
I headed back into Jenny Colgan yesterday, with the usual halfway-curious helper. This is an enjoyable one so far; maybe the first I‘ve read from her in first person, with lots of humour and a strong sense of the Scottish archipelago her characters inhabit. It‘s a bit odd, though, in that the jacket copy barely connects to the story. I dunno why the publisher decided this skewed precise would draw in more readers than the actual contents. 🤷♀️
I totally wept over the title story while Casey slept on beside me, oblivious to my FEELINGS. Pets, man.
