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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.
What I’m Reading Gods In Alabama
The Red Pony
Read-A-Longs Clarissa
My Book Rating System A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it
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Author: Cathi Stoler Publisher: Camel Press, 2011 Genre: Thrillers My Rating: B A Summary of the book (from the publisher): When a chance encounter in Florence’s Uffizi Museum plunges Women Now editor Laurel Imperiole and private investigator Helen McCorkendale into an investigation of missing persons and stolen Nazi art, the women find themselves ensnared in a [...]
Author: Banana Yoshimoto Translated by: Michael Emmerich Publisher: Melville House, 2011 (Originally published in Japanese by Foil Company, 2005 Genre: Japanese Literature Format: E-Reader Source: The publisher My Rating: B Summary of the story: When I joined the Japanese Reading Challenge I wanted to read something by Banana Yoshimoto. Numerous reviewers praised the brillance of [...]
Author: Elizabeth Eaves Publisher: Seal Press, June 2011 Genre: Travel Memoir Source: The publisher for the TLC Book Tour My Rating: B Why do we love to travel? What is it that causes our feet to itch for new landscapes? I’ve always thought it was something I inherited from my parents and grandparents (all immigrants). [...]
One Man’s Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Thing Author: Lee Kravitz Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2010 Genre: Inspirational Memoir Source: Author/Publisher for TLC Book Tour My Rating: B Summary: Lee Kravitz was many things: 54-years-old, an editor-in-chief at Parade Magazine, a work-aholic, a husband and father, and then one day he was suddenly [...]
A few years ago, prior to blogging, I read a couple of Sandra Balzo’s cozies. Both were in her Maggy Thorsen Coffee Shop Mystery series. I remember them as being lighthearted and a little funny. When the author asked me if I’d like to read the first book in her new series, I said yes. [...]
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What You’ll Find On My Blog: *Book Reviews Click the button to go to my 2012 Book List
2012 CHALLENGES:
- Library books: 11/30
- Agatha Christie: 31/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 5/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 2/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 35
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