Book Club

[kitty45]

@sunala.   It still hurts that Maeve Binchy is no longer with us.

[proudlyfromNJ]

Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves.  A Vera Stanhope mystery. Second one of these I have read and really enjoy. Found out it is a series on PBS also. I will have to watch.

[sunala]

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@kitty45 wrote:

@sunala.   It still hurts that Maeve Binchy is no longer with us.

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@kitty45 I'm ashamed to admit I've never read one of her books. One of my close reading friends has been begging me to read just one, and I'll be hooked. I'm sure she's right. I've heard wonderful things about her books. 

I just decided I will read one. Any suggestions? 

[SWEET]

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@sunala wrote:

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@kitty45 wrote:

@sunala.   It still hurts that Maeve Binchy is no longer with us.

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@kitty45 I'm ashamed to admit I've never read one of her books. One of my close reading friends has been begging me to read just one, and I'll be hooked. I'm sure she's right. I've heard wonderful things about her books. 

I just decided I will read one. Any suggestions? 

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Sunny,  I've read most of her books and my favorites are Tara Road, Circle of Friends (a movie was made also), Firefly Summer, and The Glass Lake.

[mollybgood]

Death is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons
(#1, Chocolate Covered Mystery series/Maryland/ Chapters & Chocolate store/holiday weekend fudge contest/library eBook via Amazon Kindle app which Alexa is reading to me)

[Judaline]

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@mollybgood wrote:

Death is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons
(#1, Chocolate Covered Mystery series/Maryland/ Chapters & Chocolate store/holiday weekend fudge contest/library eBook via Amazon Kindle app which Alexa is reading to me)

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This is just a wild guess, but I'm going to throw it out there. Do you like chocolate?

[mollybgood]

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@Judaline wrote:

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@mollybgood wrote:

Death is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons
(#1, Chocolate Covered Mystery series/Maryland/ Chapters & Chocolate store/holiday weekend fudge contest/library eBook via Amazon Kindle app which Alexa is reading to me)

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This is just a wild guess, but I'm going to throw it out there. Do you like chocolate?

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@Judaline

I don't smoke, drink or gamble ~ eating chocolate is my vice!

[beckyb1012]

Prince Charles: the Passions and Paradoxes of an improbable life, by Sally Bedell Smith

[DiAnne]

I just read Guilt By Association by Marcia Clark. I was not aware she was writing novels and was pleasantly surprised by this book. I have already requested the next one from the library.

Don't be dissuaded by the celebrity-author factor: Clark, lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson trial, pairs her knowledge of the L.A. judicial scene with a surprising flair for fiction in a remarkably accomplished debut novel. L.A. prosecutor Rachel Knight is stunned when her office soul-mate, Jake Pahlmeyer, is found shot to death in a sleazy motel along with a 17-year-old boy, raising ugly suspicions that she doesn't want to acknowledge. Given Jake's top case to work—the rape of the teenage daughter of one of the DA's prominent contributors—Rachel is warned by her boss to leave her colleague's death alone. But with her big heart and hard head, she uses her network of sources and risks career and safety to pursue both cases, teaming up with Detective Bailey Keller and following leads to Hispanic gangs and porno rings in the seamiest parts of the city. Clark offers a real page-turner here, with smart, fast-moving prose; a skillfully constructed plot; and a protagonist well worth knowing. Rachel, whose past is only hinted at, is a well-rounded character who's as tough with suspects as she is sensitive with young victims. A top-notch legal thriller that will leave readers wanting more. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Here's that rare example of a celebrity thriller author justifying a major promotion campaign by delivering a genuinely high-quality novel. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews

[abbalulu]

I read Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg and The Last One by Alexandra Oliva. I enjoyed both books. The first was about heartwarming small town life  and how one person can have a profound effect upon many people. The second was a semi dystopian thriller about what happens to people participating on a "reality" survivor type show. I just love reading! How else can you travel to two such completely different worlds in two weeks time.