Hotel on the Corner

of Bitter and Sweet.
I loved this book.  Such a great ending.

Two From Galilee by Marjorie Holmes

This is the perfect Holiday read. It's the love story of Mary and Joseph. So sweet and beautifully written. It helped me to think of Chirst's birth through the eyes of Mary which made it more personal for me. You won't want to put it down!

Anyone have any fabulous book recommendations? I feel like I'm in a book rut. I need something new and great. A can't put down kind of read.

Pavilion of Women By Pearl S. Buck

I am ever fascinated with the Eastern culture and this book opened my eyes to yet another interesting world: the elite class in China. This book was absolutely filled to the brim with age-old truths of human nature. One is bound to do some self-discovery as Madam Wu voyages on an unexpected journey of introspection and experiences a great change within herself.

I found myself in awe of the almost poetic language of the book. I hate to give anything in books away... so I shall leave it at that!

Did you know Pearl S. Buck wrote 85 books in her lifetime?!  She is the author of The Good Earth, probably her most widely known book. I've not read it myself, but welcome any reviews on that one.

I capture the castle by dodie smith

Ohhhh my. I finished this book in one, huge gulp!  It is beautifully written. Clever, charming, witty, heartbreaking, hopeful, depressing... all in one. The ending made me furious, which made me love the book even more. It was real.

The story takes place in England in the 1930s. A family lives in a portion of a castle and this is their story, through the eyes of the middle child, 17 year-old Cassandra.

Enjoy!

The Mitford Series

For our neighborhood book club we just read At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon. I have been introduced to a whole new genre of books I didn't know existed. They are called "Cozy Books." And that is exactly how I would describe this book. Cozy. It's slow moving and not a fast read at all. Yet I felt drawn to it at quiet moments (Hah! quiet moments with 5 kids one a 3 month old!) and it was nice to sit and relax for a few minutes here and there. Don't read it when you're in a hurry to get it done because it won't happen. I instantly felt at home in Mitford. One neat thing about this series I'm told (and I can agree with about the first book) is that you never have to worry about what you might run into in the story. Very clean, good story line. Fun characters.

Anyone else reading anything good?

Does Anyone Ever Read This Blog Anymore?

Just read a good book for our book club. It's called A House Of Many Rooms by Rodello Hunter. It's an older book published in the 60's I think. It's about an LDS family in the late 1800's through the early 1900's. It was interesting and I wished the copy I read was mine so that I could underline things in it. It will be hard to go back and find the things I liked to talk about them at book club.