No, I don't have a porch swing, but if I did, it might look a bit like this one. And wouldn't I spend a lot of time sitting in it and reading? What I do have is a couch, and I curled up on it for a good bit of time yesterday, with a good book. I truly felt lucky to be able to afford the luxury of spending my day in that way!
I do have some good light reading recommendations for you, if you are interested.
The first is called Comfort Food, which is by Kate Jacobs, who also wrote The Friday Night Knitting Club, a book I bet lots of you enjoyed. The plot of this book concerns a 50 year old cooking show star, whose ratings have begun to fall. Her producer gets the bright idea of partnering her up with a firey former Spanish beauty queen who has been to culinary school. The resulting fireworks between the two women are hilarious, and the book had me laughing out loud a number of times.
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler, is a book with a Freaky Friday type plot. Courtney Stone, a 21st century Jane Austen fanatic who has recently broken up with her fiance, wakes up one morning in a manor house in Regency England. She finds herself with a new body, new voice, and the abilities to embroider and dance. Once she accepts the fact that she has taken over the life of a Jane Austen type character, she has all sorts of crazy adventures, quite different from anything she has experienced in LA.
I can't review this book, because I haven't read it yet, but it did come recommended by the book store owner up in Murphy's where I purchased it this past weekend. This shop owner is hosting a book club where all the selections this summer are books that are spin offs of various works by Jane Austen. How fun is that? Rude Awakenings is by the same author as the book above, only with the twist of having it be about the Recency era Jane Mansfield, waking up in Courtney Stone's body in 21st century LA.
Lastly, True Colors, by Kristin Hannah. I am half way finished with this book, and have to say that it has all the satisfying Drama one expects from a Kristin Hannah novel. Predictably, the book is all about family relationships, jealousy, and thwarted romance. It does have a few twists and also some legal aspects to the plot. A family saga packed with Emotion (with a capital E). Hard to put down. In reading the reviews of this book on Amazon and Borders, it seems to be a real favorite with Hannah fans.
If you are looking for some intellectual reading recommendations, these suggestions may not be your cup of tea. But if you want something light, quick, and satisfying, you might like them!
14 responses to “Summer Reading”
I think you would like “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand”
by Helen Simonson It is a great book!
I think you would like “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand”
by Helen Simonson It is a great book!
I LOVED Major Pettigrew! I am almost through the entire Benni Harper series by Earlene Fowler. Nothing deep, but wonderful summer reads. If you want a couple of very charming, entertaining and veddy veddy British mysteries, try the Flavia de Luce mysteries, by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag). You may need to have a dictionary handy, but both books are dandy reads. And Flavia is a hoot.
I LOVED Major Pettigrew! I am almost through the entire Benni Harper series by Earlene Fowler. Nothing deep, but wonderful summer reads. If you want a couple of very charming, entertaining and veddy veddy British mysteries, try the Flavia de Luce mysteries, by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag). You may need to have a dictionary handy, but both books are dandy reads. And Flavia is a hoot.
I am always happy for book recommendations – all types. Because sometimes you’re in the mood for light, sometimes more serious reading.
I’m always in the mood for a good mystery.
Thanks for the reviews.
I am always happy for book recommendations – all types. Because sometimes you’re in the mood for light, sometimes more serious reading.
I’m always in the mood for a good mystery.
Thanks for the reviews.
Those suggested books look wonderful! I might have to make a trip to Barnes & Noble tonight…
Those suggested books look wonderful! I might have to make a trip to Barnes & Noble tonight…
I’ve read both of the Kate Jacobs books and really enjoyed both of them too. Thanks for the book reviews.
I’ve read both of the Kate Jacobs books and really enjoyed both of them too. Thanks for the book reviews.
I read the Kat Jacobs books also – love her books…I thought “Comfort Food” was a hoot – especially since I watch different kinds of t.v. food shows…enjoy your reading! I wish I had a swing like the pic – but alas, too hot here in Michigan to sit out anyway!
I read the Kat Jacobs books also – love her books…I thought “Comfort Food” was a hoot – especially since I watch different kinds of t.v. food shows…enjoy your reading! I wish I had a swing like the pic – but alas, too hot here in Michigan to sit out anyway!
Thanks for all of the recommendations!
Hope there is a porch swing in your near future or at last a comfy porch rocker – or two! If you have Cracker Barrel restaurants way out west, they sell double rockers and those are wonderful. I got one for Christmas two+ years ago and it has lots of mileage on it.
Hugs!
Thanks for all of the recommendations!
Hope there is a porch swing in your near future or at last a comfy porch rocker – or two! If you have Cracker Barrel restaurants way out west, they sell double rockers and those are wonderful. I got one for Christmas two+ years ago and it has lots of mileage on it.
Hugs!