Bookish Blurbs in this edition:
p.123 Cover girl Zooey Dechanel suggests reading a mystery novel in a hammock is one of the best ways to spend the summer. She personally recommends Raymond Chandler's The Lady in the Lake.
p. 124 Zooey Deschanel suggests checking books out of the library, saying that they are cheaper than bookstores and better organized. Plus, even if you return your book really late, its still cheaper than buying it.
p. 94 features Tales of Tenacity - beach ready memoirs that are page turners and life changers.
Dreaming in Hindi by Katherine Russell Rich
The heartache: After being fired, two-time cancer survivor Rich feels as if she has lost her inner compass. To rebuild her life, she resolves to move to India for a year to learn the language and absorb the culture.
How she bounced back: As she adapts to life in a foreign land, Rich discovers she has been hiding behind her job. Finding her true self abroad restores her faith that she can achieve her dreams anywhere.
In Her Own Sweet Time by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
The heartache: When 31-year-old Lehmann-Haupt and her boyfriend break up, her biological clock begins to tick--loudly. Panicked, she furiously seeks a husband and vows to freeze her eggs if she is still unattached at 36.
How she bounced back: After interviewing reproductive experts and single moms, Lehmann-Haupt adopts a more relaxed mind-set about parenthood, which helps her approach the future with more hope and flexibility.
Perfection by Julie Metz
The heartache: A few months after her husband of 12 years dies suddenly of a pulmonary embolism, 44-year-old Metz finds out he had been cheating on her with several women throughout their marriage.
How she bounced back: Metz confronts the "other women" and realizes
that the biggest issue wasn't her husband's deception; it was her unwillingness to face the truth about her relationship.
Read our review of Perfection here.
p.28 says Got 4 minutes? Pick up a great book!
Beach reads abound, but few are as well written as Elisabeth Hyde's In the Heart of the Canyon. The novel trails a crew of Colorado river rafters from their launch as strangers to their celebration dinner as survivors. What they brave on the way-think romantic trysts and seismic surprise-will hold you rapt.
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4 comments:
I love this idea Hols! I just added two of them to my want list
Deaming in Hindi sounds good; this is the 1st i've heard of that one so thanks!
I've heard lots of great things about Dreaming in Hindi. Thanks for passing along the book recommendations!
Sue
I live in the Phoenix area and have visited the grand canyon several times. This idea reminds me of River Runs Wild!
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