All from the library this month--except.... I started one from my personal collection: The Remembered Part by Rodrigo Fresán. This will be a slow read as I will read along with publisher Chad Post and his friends on the Two Month Review. Actually this seems to be Three Month Review as it runs until August 2. Fair enough for 760 pages!
This, along with whatever comes in from my holds list, is my personal summer reading program.
From the library:
fiction:
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by Stradal, J. Ryan
Multigenerational story of a family of restauranters. OK.
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Oakley, Colleen
An 83 year old and a 21 year old set out on a road trip with lots of twists and turns. An OK read if not taken too seriously.
Homecoming by Morton, Kate
Multigenerational family secrets story set in Adelaide Hills region of Australia. Lots of surprises (one or two a bit too coincidental). Gave it 4 stars on Goodreads. Action was slowed down by too many street directions.
The Storyteller's Death by Cardinal, Ann Dávila
More family stories and secrets- - this time in Puerto Rico.
Kantika by Graver, Elizabeth
Ottoman Jewish family leaves Istanbul for Barcelona, Cuba, New York. (1907-1944).
Animal Life by Ólafsdóttir, Auður Ava
Icelandic midwives ponder the meaning of life. Beautifully written but it did get a bit tedious in places.
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Ryan, Jennifer
English village women address the shortage of fabric and clothing (especially traditional white wedding dresses) in WW2.
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Henry, Patti Callahan
More WW2 UK home front. This time it's children evacuated from London to a village near Oxford.
I Am My Country: And Other Stories by Orhan, Kenan
Turkey is the setting.
The Midnight News by Baker, Jo
Back to WW2 London
nonfiction:
Island Home by Winton, Tim
Australia. I may try some of Winton's fiction next month.
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