Reading list #4

1. They Came Like Swallows by William Maxwell short book about an ordinary family and the Spanish influenza.
2. The Lake House by Kate Morton about a 70 year old cold case of a missing child. Lots of twist to the story, best I have read in a long time.
3. Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson 1900 hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas 
4. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton my new favorite author another decades old mystery, England, Australia and back to England.
5. Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger nuns in Australia 1930’s.
6. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear post WWI England woman detective/ psychologist.
7. Birds of a Feather ( Maisie Dobbs) Book 2 by Jacqueline Winspear
8. That Month in Tuscany by Inglath Cooper a young married couple have plans to go to Italy for their 10th anniversary, he backs out too much work at the firm, she goes without him. Good for her!
9. The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton another complicated mystery takes place in England in 1860’s, 1920’s, 1940’s, and present day, a sketch, a photo, a model, a murder, a diamond, an old house, an artist and an archivist plus a few twists. I read the book twice the second time I mapped out the sequence of events and artifacts who had what and when........Wonderful story.
10. Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs) Book 3 by Jacqueline Winspear 
11. The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy about 7 people who take a bus from Dublin to their hometown in western Ireland every weekend. Each chapter is about one of the riders and then it just ends. The second half of the book is 4 short stories that take place in Dublin. Disappointing.
12. Kayla’s Trick by Jean Grainger book 6 of the Tour series just for fun.

The days are finally cooler here. I was sitting outside reading and a very small fly landed on my kindle, first it highlighted a word then it started walking and highlighted a  passage.  I was astounded that the fly was that interested in reading and had probably been reading over my shoulder the whole time.  Now I wish I could find that passaage because I'm sure it was profound. It was probably the 19th century artist telling his model in The Clockmaker's Daughter that by not educating women they were missing out on half the brain power of the world.  Or maybe it was one of Maisie Dobbs suitors.  Looking back sometimes I get my stories mixed up. Looking forward to a cooler autumn. --Ann--