This summer, (re)read some of your favorite Poirot stories in anticipation of The Monogram Murders‘ release this September. Here is the schedule, posted by Book Club Girl: Here’s a schedule of when I’ll post questions to discuss for each of the books: June 30th: And Then There Were None July 30th: Dead Man’s Folly, and we can…
BOOKS: for May
Bees are buzzing. Wildflowers are blooming. For every reader there is a meadow somewhere waiting for a blanket and a good book. Here are some new and recent releases for the front porch swing or the secret treehouse. THE SWAN GONDOLA by Timothy Schaffert For those looking for unlikely romance and adventure, consider this novel set…
ACCENT: THE IMPOSSIBLE LIVES OF GRETA WELLS
This unusual book questions the reality of time and place, and our ability to ever really know what is real. It is told from the point of view of Greta Wells, the surviving twin of a brother who died too young. Part of her attempt to recover from her depression is to undergo convulsive shock…
ACCENT: THE HOTEL ON THE PLACE VENDOME
This is a must-read across the board, but especially for history enthusiasts. It’s one of those topics that everyone has vaguely heard of but when you start delving into the details that you realize just how entangled and incredibly interesting it is. The Hôtel Ritz was always *the* place in Paris. Once the Nazi Occupation…
ACCENT: GARDEN OF MARVELS by Ruth Kassinger
This is a delightful compendium of botanical discoveries — and how they’ve shaped human history. Kassinger opens with a brief overview of how the sciences had tackled more out-of-reach topics, like constellations and orbits. Ancient Greek attempted to understand atomic structure. But plants had been left out of much of the study. She writes:…