I really was at the BEACH READING! Half the fun of going on vacation is choosing and packing my #1 necessity — BOOKS! Every summer, extremely generous friends of my brother give him a week at their beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Oh, did I mention that this house is on the beach and…
Connie shares the pleasure and satisfaction of delving into just discovered series and authors. The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara One of my favorite books is the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara about the key battle at Gettysburg in July 1863. His son Jeff has added two more Civil War novels,…
Well, I have two observations about reading now that I’ve retired. I thought I would have many more opportunities to set aside reading time but I still have to squeeze my favorite pastime into small increments during my day. I can only blame this dilemma on summer, grandchildren and the Blackhawks. I’ve actually watched replays…
Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts by Tiya Miles This is a fascinating fictional account of a little known aspect of America’s past. Using historical sources about the Chief Vann House Historic site and a Moravian mission in 1800s Georgia, Miles uncovered the practice of slaveholding by southern Creeks and Cherokees. The lives…
I have a list of books that I’ve been meaning to read—waiting for a rainy day, when I’m in the mood or when I retire. Finally I’m going to have time. But what I keep hearing is that I’ll be busier than ever after I retire. I hope that doesn’t happen—at least not yet. I…
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