You can read some of the past selections here.
This month I read
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
It's the story of Ernest Hemingway's first wife Hadley as they fall in love, get married and move to Paris in the twenties. A very interesting glimpse into their life. Definitely worth reading.
I also read
A Love That Multiplies by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar
Since we don't have cable, I catch up on old episodes of 19 Kids and Counting at the gym.
It's really the only reason I do 45 minutes of cardio 4-5 days a week.
I love the Duggar family.
It's a very insightful look into their family and amidst all of the criticism their family receives
this book is a good explanation of their very purposeful parenting.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Such a sweet book written from the perspective of the family dog. If you are an animal lover, it's totally worth picking up.
It's been a slow reading month so I thought I would also review a few books that I have read in the past but hadn't talked about yet.
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
I read this book last year on a recommendation from a friend. It was a bit of a slow read, but it was a good story that I still remember quite well, so obviously it stuck with me. I think this summary from google puts it the best:
Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
This book has recently been turned into a movie. I didn't think it was the best book I have ever read, but it was an interesting story line.
Here's what amazon says about it:
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.
Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
Spring break is quickly approaching so I thought I would mention a few other books that I enjoyed.
It's the story of Ernest Hemingway's first wife Hadley as they fall in love, get married and move to Paris in the twenties. A very interesting glimpse into their life. Definitely worth reading.
I also read
A Love That Multiplies by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar
Since we don't have cable, I catch up on old episodes of 19 Kids and Counting at the gym.
It's really the only reason I do 45 minutes of cardio 4-5 days a week.
I love the Duggar family.
It's a very insightful look into their family and amidst all of the criticism their family receives
this book is a good explanation of their very purposeful parenting.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Such a sweet book written from the perspective of the family dog. If you are an animal lover, it's totally worth picking up.
It's been a slow reading month so I thought I would also review a few books that I have read in the past but hadn't talked about yet.
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
I read this book last year on a recommendation from a friend. It was a bit of a slow read, but it was a good story that I still remember quite well, so obviously it stuck with me. I think this summary from google puts it the best:
Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
This book has recently been turned into a movie. I didn't think it was the best book I have ever read, but it was an interesting story line.
Here's what amazon says about it:
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.
Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
Spring break is quickly approaching so I thought I would mention a few other books that I enjoyed.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
I would love to hear some of your picks. Stump me, I read a lot!
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