Reading list #1 2019

1. The Great Alone by Krisen Hannah for book club about homesteading in Alaska in 1974
2. Pasta, Pinot and Murder by Jamie Lee Scott
3. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce about a music shop owner and how he always finds the right music that customer needs to listen to and all his records are vinyl in a changing world. He knows all genres of music.  There is even a list of music in the back of the book of his recommendations. I admit I’m not very good at really listening to music.
4. Breaking Point by C.J. Box book 13
5. Evening Class by Maeve Binchy a bunch of Irish people take an evening class to learn Italian. Each chapter is about one of the characters. Maeve Binchy is a master at creating interesting characters.
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I never tire of this book
7. A Land More Kind Than Home  by Wiley Cash for book club always be skeptical when the reviews compare it to To Kill a Mockingbird. There was no comparison except that the story takes place in the Deep South and the names of the kids start with S and J.
8. News of the World by Paulette Jiles takes place in Texas in 1800’s retired soldier who was played by Sam Elliot in my head was delivering a 10 year old girl who had lived   with Kiowa Indians for four years to long lost relatives. He earned his living by reading his collection of newspapers to a paying audience.
9. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline about Christina of Christina’s World painted be Andrew Wyeth. A work of fiction but based on real people, places and events. I saw the painting at the the museum of modern art in New York.
10. Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal  the story takes place in Minnesota and South Dakota about a foodie and her catering business.
11. A Flair for Beignets by Deborah Garner murder mystery 
12. Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge by Lindy Woodhead biography of Harry Selfridge some parts were just like the PBS series.
13. The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce companion book to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Queenie tells her story.
14. Stone Cold by C.J. Box book 14
15. With You Always by Jody Hedlund for bookclub  NYC in 1857, its a love story, and sisters,  western expansion, immigrants, trains and faith.
16. Endangered by C.J. Box book 15

Many happy hours and coffee hours have been spent reading this winter and many more as spring timidly tries to establish her presence.  --Ann--