There are plenty of serious books on my TBR list but February has been all about good stories:<\/p>\n
Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Mystery<\/a><\/em>: This is the third book in the series and was as good as the first two. \u00a0I love the historical setting of England between the wars with a focus on the experience of World War I. \u00a0The narrative is as important as the mystery.<\/p>\n The Last Kingdom:<\/a><\/em> The first in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Chronicles, set in the time of Alfred the Great. No chick lit here: this is manly historical fiction full of wenching and fighting. \u00a0But Cornwell always has a strong woman character, too.<\/p>\n Evening Class:<\/a><\/em> My second Binchy of 2012 and I enjoy her story telling. This book uses the frame of Italian classes to introduce a wide variety of characters, all lovingly drawn by Binchy as ordinary people looking for happiness.<\/p>\n Wishin’ and Hopin<\/a><\/em>‘: Wally Lamb’s Christmas novel had me laughing out loud. \u00a0The fifth grade narrator’s voice made the 1960s come alive.<\/p>\n I Still Dream About You<\/a><\/em>: Fannie Flagg’s tale of a woman who decides to end it all only to be caught up in life is a bit predictable but funny and endearing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are plenty of serious books on my TBR list but February has been all about good stories: Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Mystery: This is the third book in the series and was as good as the first two. \u00a0I love the historical setting of England between the wars \u2026 Continue reading