It's Tuesday--our usual day to head off to Donegal town. The library is only open Tuesdays and Thursdays. We try to get to Aldi to pick up some groceries while we're in town. We have about an hour on the ground to get done what we can and the library and Aldi are in opposite directions. Thursdays are usually more crowded because it's the first day of the new special buys, so we prefer Tuesdays. This is especially the case this week when the kids are out of school for Easter break and the upcoming weekend is a holiday weekend. Thursday should be crazy. We weren't sure if we were going to go until this morning. Everything depended on whether or not I had library books in. Bill had one in transit that was possible. I had three that I was expecting--more are on the way but I didn't expect them this week. You never know about the timing, though. I checked this morning and the three I was hoping for were there, so off we went. Bill's book was in, too. This is his, but it looks good, so I think I'll read it, too.
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Next up is some women's literary history. I learned of this book when I read a soon-to-be published mystery novel with a bookish theme that the author has written. I enjoyed it very much so I placed a request for this one.
And finally, the one I've been breathlessly watching as my number in the queue kept decreasing:
Here's hoping you have some excellent books on your pile of possibilities, too!
8 comments:
You are an inspiration, Shari. I hereby appoint you to the Exalted Hall of Bibliophiles, membership in which is restricted, and reserved only for those very special people for whom books are an essential part of life. It seems to me that we are a vanishing breed, but there are those of us who cling on tenaciously. Happy reading!
Clinging on tenaciously to my last breath, David!
All of these look good but I love books like The Expedition. None of my libraries had it so I put in a purchase suggestion.
These all look interesting in their own way. I haven't heard of Fanny Burney. I'm going to go check her out. Enjoy your books.
It does look like a great book, Vicki. Bill said he was surprised that it was in our library system.
I enjoy her work, Erika. She has an interesting life story as well. I read Cecilia first--that's her second novel. I read her first novel, Evelina, a little bit each day through Serial Reader. I liked them both, but I enjoyed Cecilia more, although I'm not sure if that was because I have the physical book and could read it in large chunks instead of on my phone a little at a time.
You've got a good looking and interesting selection there Shari ... enjoy your reading.
All the best Jan
I'm enjoying it so far, Jan--and I thought of you when I was picking up the books. Just like you mentioned when you went to your library, there were lots of little humans there.
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