Books in the Mail - oh so good!

It’s time to share the books that have arrived in the last week or so – I do not usually get a loot this big but several of these titles are MMBC book selections for 2010.

We have A LOT of snow in the forecast for the next several days.  If I wake up with a few inches of fresh snow tomorrow I will bring the dogs for a walk to the park for some exercise. 

Have you read The Piano Teacher? I finished this book last night and it should come as no surprise to learn that I liked the book a little more after listening to the author interview on Border's website.  This book is true historical fiction - the author did a tremendous amount of research to get every detail just right.

I started reading Broken for You, written by Stephanie Kallos today.  I have wanted to read this for years, my expectations are high (Today's book club did bring The Time Traveler's Wife to us) so I hope its good!

Synopsis: Stephanie Kallos's debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things. When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. As their tentative friendship evolves, the armor begins to fall away and Margaret opens her house to the younger woman. This launches a series of unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past, and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey. Both funny and heartbreaking, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world's wrongs.

I am at the top of the hold list at my public library for a few books that come out in January/February 2010 so I'm thankful I planned ahead and am caught up on my reading commitments (for my book clubs) through March!

Books below include:
-  MMBC selections: Love in mid Air, How Clarissa Burden learned to Fly, and Backseat Saints.

-  Winter Reading Series: We are discussing Keeping the Feast in February (along with Lisa from TLC Book Tours and Books on the Brain).