pickCaptivating and charming and wonderfully simple… a book about all types of love and how love changes through the years!
pickI am a fan of Viola Shipman books but I have to say this book did not pull me in at the beginning. However since I am a fan I kept reading and really came to like the story. A young woman is trying to find herself and through a special recipe box that has been passed down through the generations she not only finds her place in the world but also comes to a better understanding of her place in her family history.
Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: HAMMOCK
If you need a positive, uplifting read, THE SUMMER COTTAGE should be your next read.
It is a huge, emotional hug....LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book. 5/5
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2p69x7h3
pickEven if most don‘t include a romance with a future Hollywood star, I think every family has their own lore — those colorful stories that hint at who the parents were *before* …or who they might have been had things gone just a little bit differently.
In this novel, Lara‘s trip down memory lane to clarify her lore for her 3 adult daughters made for a charming read.
(Plus Patchett absolutely nailed the behind-the-scenes drama of summer theater.)
pickA captivating story that shows the reality of show business through one young actress' experience and early retirement. And her beautiful and ordinary family life that follows, told to her adult daughters during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The audiobook, performed by Meryl Streep was a masterpiece.
Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
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pickAfter loving The Dutch House on audio with Tom Hanks, @Billypar let me know that Meryl Streep is the narrator of Tom Lake and I had to listen. I loved the story of mothers and daughters and how we become disillusioned about what we believed to be true or important in our youth. The book portrays their relationships as adults as they look back on the past, experience the present and look toward the future. The pandemic is there but subtle.
pickMostly listened to this on audio. It was masterfully written - Patchett is unparalleled in that regard. The story—I didn‘t really connect with the story. Partly I was rankled by the MC/narrator, Lara‘s, rosy wistfulness about the COVID lockdown. It‘s one of my pet peeves (partly because my family did not have a cozy, bread-baking, ‘growing closer free from the distractions of hectic life‘ experience). But partly I just felt a bit detached 👇
