The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the best book I have read all year. It had me laughing, crying and holding my breath to see what happened. I fell in love with the characters just like Juliet did. I would recommend this to everyone.

People of the Book

People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I picked up this book because we found a copy of the Sarajevo Haggadah when we were in Yugoslavia in 1974. The commentary by Cecil Roth with a facsimile of the beautiful Haggadah was only published the year before in 1973. People of the Book is a fictional story that traces the book back through history. The story is disturbing because of the tragic history of the times. The book is traced from the Inquisition, the ghetto in Venice, the Holocast and the Bosnian war. The work has wonderful episodes of the best in human behavior and heart renching stories of the worst. I would recommend this book to everyone, especially to those who really don't know much about history.


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Home to Holly Springs

Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I like the stories about Father Tim. This one takes him home to Mississippi after many years. He confronts his past with several surprises. What he finds there shakes him to the core. A very satisfying read.


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The Appeal

The Appeal by John Grisham

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is another scary Grisham plot. I live near an EPA super fund site in Colorado but not as horribly bad as this one in Mississippi. I don't know what is more awful, the toxic waste or the election of Supreme Court justices?


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Candy Cane Murders

Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hannah Swensen follows a trail of candy canes and finds yet another body in her Minnesota home town of Lake Eden. Hannah owns a bakery called "The Cookie Jar" there and seems to always find the bodies. This one is Santa, who was just inside the Lake Eden Inn giving presents to children from the County Home. Sprinkled among her adventures in trying to solve the mystery of who killed Kris Kringle are wonderful recipes for Holiday quiche, Peppermint Martini and eight different cookies. Several of the cookie recipes use crushed candy canes as ingredients - yum!



Well worth the quick read.




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