My year is off to a good start with recent reads! A majority of the books I read last year left me a little disappointed…however, these have captured my attention! Check them out if you’re in need of a good story!
Family, wartime, secrets, love and loss. Alice sets out to help her Babcia’s settle her dying wishes and overcome the past and solve family. I really enjoyed this WW2 story that toggles between the past and present! This story will grasp your heart.
Clementine- an overworked book publicist, who has just lost the most important person in her life, has an unexpected romance but discovers he lives seven years in the past!
I thought this was a unique storyline with likeable characters and went deeper {mental health, death} than your average rom-com kinda book!
The story takes place in my favorite city so I enjoyed reading about NYC!
Add this one to your TBR list!
Written by Nashville’s own Ann Patchett is nostalgic storytelling at its finest!
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking , they beg their mother to tell them the story of the famous actor, Peter Duke, whom she dated. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they knew!
While the story could be a bit slow at times, overall it was a cozy read that made me want to visit an orchard in Michigan and see the play, Our Town!!
Frozen River is not a book I would typically pick up upon first reading the synopsis + time period but I’m glad I did!!
Set in Maine, 1789…Frozen River follows the adventures of the town’s most trusted midwife-Martha Ballard! Martha finds herself entangled in the town’s most personal lives including a murder investigation!
Frozen River shares an often untold working woman’s perspective during that time period! Martha is such a likable main character! Frozen River is a mixture of mystery, romance and historical fiction weaved into one great story!
Next up on my list…