Reading list #5 2018

1.  The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd for book club it was as good the second time
2. Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box  book #10 of the series 
3. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold very good book, one of those books you really should 
4. read before watching the movie. I probably won’t watch the movie.
5. An Island Villa by Lily Graham about finding ancestors and family secrets
6. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman about competition, rivalry, growing up, loyalty, small towns, leaving home, parenting, family, etc..etc...oh and hockey in Beartown.
7. Murder in Aix by Susan Kiernan Lewis it was a free book takes place in southern France
8. Informing the News by Thomas E. Patterson non fiction published in 2013 for book club very interesting on how journalism has changed over the decades from long descriptions in the newspaper to radio to television to cable to tweets and blogs. 
9. From a Paris Balcony by Ella Cary the same character from her pervious book about finding  her family history and love.
10. Denim and Diamonds by Debbie McComber 
11. Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgen 
12. The Chilbury Ladies Chior by Jennifer Ryan set near Dover England during WWII how the women are managing with the men off to war.
13. Cold Wind by C.J. Box book #11
14. Home going by Yaa Gyasi for book club starts on the gold coast of Africa one sister is sold to slavers the other sister marries a British officer and stays in Africa.  The story goes back and forth through 8 generations of the descendants of the two sisters.
15. Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia Macneal fiction WW II England 
16. Force of Nature  by C.J. Box book # 12 more murder and mayhem in Wyoming 
17. Mistletoe at Moonglow by Deborah Garner as sweet and sappy as a hallmark movie and short
18. The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber more Christmas fluff
19. Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan the story is set at Christmas time but the story could have happened anytime of the year the story line was kinda sad.
20. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

On one of the snowy days I treated myself to watching the movie The Man Who Invented Christmas about Charles Dickens writing the story A Christmas Carol then I read the book just for fun now I should watch the movie again.  Dan Stevens is in it from the early seasons of Downton Abbey and Christopher Plummer.
Starting a new list with the Happy New Year.  --Ann--