MONDAY MEMES: MAILBOX & WHAT ARE YOU READING? — FEB. 14

MY READING & BLOGGING JOURNEY

It’s that time again!  Time to share about the books we’ve bought or received, and the books we’ve read last week and plan to read this week.

Mailbox Monday is the place we share our acquisitions, and is hosted in February by Library of Clean Reads.

What Are You Reading? is hosted by Book Journey.

 

MAILBOX MONDAY:

This week I bought two books, a print book and an e-book.

1.  My Passion for Design, by Barbra Streisand…I’ve had my eye on this one ever since she appeared on Oprah to talk about this fabulous journey designing her gorgeous homes, filled with lots of pictures.

On Amazon, I read this blurb:

A lavishly illustrated personal tour of the great star’s homes and collections.

For nearly five decades Barbra Streisand has been one of the singular figures in American entertainment. From the cabaret to the Broadway stage, from television and film stardom to her acclaimed work as a director, from the recording studio to the concert hall, she has demonstrated that the extraordinary voice that launched her career was only one of her remarkable gifts.

Now, in her first book, Barbra Streisand reveals another aspect of her talent: the taste and style that have inspired her beautiful homes and collections. My Passion for Design focuses on the architecture and construction of her newest homes, the dream refuge that she has longed for since the days when she shared a small Brooklyn apartment with her mother, brother, and grandparents….

2.  These Things Hidden (an e-book), by Heather Gudenkauf

A tantalizing blurb from Amazon:

Gudenkauf’s scintillating second suspense novel (after The Weight of Silence) opens with the release of 21-year-old Allison Glenn from prison, where she has served five years for an unspecified but particularly horrible crime. Allison is reluctant to enter a halfway house in her hometown of Linden Falls, Iowa, where “even a heroin-addicted prostitute arrested for armed robbery and murder would get more compassion than I ever will….”

I can’t wait to dive into these!

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WHAT ARE YOU READING?

My reading and blogging week has sped by, and some of my thoughts can be found in these blog posts:

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?

TRYING TO ESCAPE THE PAST — AN EXCERPT

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR/ARTIST KRISI KELEY

My Reading Week:  Books Read & Reviewed – Click Titles for Review:

1.  Where Angels Fear, by Sunny Frazier

2.  The Blue Bistro, by Elin Hilderbrand

3.  Lancelot’s Lady (e-book), by Cherish D’Angelo

4.  The Enchanted Barn (e-book), by Grace Livingston Hill

Now…What’s Up Next?

1.  The Long Road Home, by Mary Alice Monroe

Amazon Snippet:

Her husband’s suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle she’s held on to their mountainside farm—and she’ll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Nora’s one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham she’s been living.

The Vermont locals think she’s a city girl on a nature kick, but she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. Nora’s serious about learning the farming business…if she can figure out where to begin. Against the locals’ skepticism, she has only one ally: Charles “C.W.” Walker.

C.W. is hardworking, gentle with the animals and a patient teacher of the hundreds of chores Nora needs to learn. Slowly she starts to believe she’ll survive in her new life, even flourish. She might even be willing to open her heart again. But she won’t return to a life of lies…and the truth about C.W. may be more than Nora’s fragile heart can bear….

2.  Married:  A Fine Predicament, by Anne Roiphe (On my TBR Stacks!)

A Blurb on Amazon:

Readers disgusted by sugarcoated, mushy sentiments will welcome this latest installment from the prolific Roiphe (Up the Sandbox; Fruitful). Neither antiromantic nor hopelessly giddy, Roiphe’s book takes an honest look at what happens after couples say “I do,” and asks why the institution has survived at all….

3.  Ladybird, by Grace Livingston Hill (a library book)

A tale of hardship, abuse, and an escape to a better life.

4.  My Passion for Design, by Barbra Streisand

A lavish exploration of the star’s homes and the journey toward their completion.  Gorgeous photos!

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So that’s my week in review.  Hope you’ll stop by and share your own experiences.