Sunday morning, news and more

How much can one person sleep over a weekend? I bet I have slept close to 48 hours and the weekend isn't over yet. I woke up to an empty house about an hour ago, I didn’t even hear everyone leave. I’m sure I will need another nap soon so I will keep this short.

I finished The Weight of Heaven today and will post my review this week. This is the perfect book for me, filled with culture, good writing and a solid storyline.



Housekeeping:

Kate Atkinson Book Giveaway: Congratulations to Rebecca (Alabama) 

MMBC February selection (The Wife’s Tale): The winners have been selected, I will send an email tomorrow to gather mailing addresses. I expect everyone will enjoy this book, it’s a good story and filled with a lot to discuss with the author.

Winter Reading Series: Lisa from Books on the Brain has announced the discussion date for Keeping the Feast. We will be discussing this book on February 22. Watch for details as the date gets closer.

What I’m reading: I have seen this book on my recommended reading lists, the cover makes the book unforgettable. I have about 100 pages left, I might finish this tonight… if I can stay up..

Synopsis: A breathtakingly honest, gloriously written memoir about the complexities of forgiveness when a young widow discovers her husband's secret life after his death Julie Metz seemed to have the perfect life—an adoring if demanding husband, a happy, spirited daughter, a lovely old house in an idyllic town outside New York City—when in an instant, everything changed. Her charismatic, charming husband, Henry, suffered a pulmonary embolism and collapsed on the kitchen floor. Within hours he was dead, and Julie was a widow and single mother at 44. Just like that, what seemed like a perfect life melted away. But the worst was yet to come.

Six months after his death, Julie discovered that her husband of 12 years, the man who loved her and their six-year-old daughter ebulliently and devotedly, had been unfaithful throughout their marriage, going so far as to conduct an ongoing relationship with one of Julie's close friends. This memoir—moving, simple, filled with incandescent images—is the story of coming to terms with painful truths, of rebuilding both a life and an identity after betrayal and widowhood. ltimately, it is a story of rebirth and happiness—if not perfection.

Links worth Clicking to:
- Goodreads Choice Awards, winners announced. Click here to see if your favorite made the cut.
- This month launches a New TV Show in the UK , TV Book Club to discuss new books/authors.
- Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel was released last week, I’m waiting for the library to process the book (I’m number 6 on the hold list, so I should get it this week). Click here to read the NY Time article (video included).