Yesterday, I was a book nerd. The Boy sent me a text yesterday afternoon asking if I wanted to go to the bookstore. I didn't really need to go but he always humors me and goes wherever I want to go so I said yes. He wanted to buy a book or two for his mom, and then one for himself to take with him on an upcoming work trip to California.
I thought I might buy something since I don't have any books lined up in the queue right now. At first I had a hard time finding anything. Then, I apparently was on a roll and found 3 in the span of 2 minutes. Literally. They are all books that sounded interesting and they were all books written by authors I had previously enjoyed. I am really excited to start reading.
The three books I ended up buying were:
- little earthquakes, by Jennifer Weiner
- American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Joy in the Morning, by Betty Smith
little earthquakes
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Jennifer Weiner's rich, witty, true-to-life New York Times bestselling novel tells the story of three very different women as they navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journey of new motherhood.
Becky is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband and baby girl, a restaurant that's received citywide acclaim -- and the mother-in-law from hell. Kelly is an event planner who's struggling to balance work and motherhood while dealing with an unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day. And Ayinde's basketball superstar husband breaks her trust at her most vulnerable moment, putting their new family even more in the public eye. Then there's Lia, a Philadelphia native who has left her Hollywood career behind, along with her husband and a tragic secret, to start her life all over again. From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, Little Earthquakes is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive take on the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage. |
American Wife
| A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren has no idea that she will one day end up in the White House, married to the president. In her small Wisconsin hometown, she learns the virtues of politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen shatters her identity and changes the trajectory of her life. More than a decade later, when the charismatic son of a powerful Republican family sweeps her off her feet, she is surprised to find herself admitted into a world of privilege. And when her husband unexpectedly becomes governor and then president, she discovers that she is married to a man she both loves and fundamentally disagrees with-and that her private beliefs increasingly run against her public persona. As her husband's presidency enters its second term, Alice must confront contradictions years in the making and face questions nearly impossible to answer. |
Joy in the Morning
| In Brooklyn, New York, in 1927, Carl Brown and Annie McGairy meet and fall in love. Though only eighteen, Annie travels alone to the Midwestern university where Carl is studying law to marry him. Little did they know how difficult their first year of marriage would be, in a faraway place with little money and few friends. But Carl and Annie come to realize that the struggles and uncertainty of poverty and hardship can be overcome by the strength of a loving, loyal relationship. An unsentimental yet uplifting story, Joy in the Morning is a timeless and radiant novel of marriage and young love. |
The books that I had previously read by these authors (all of which I highly recommend) are Good in Bed
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Having been an event planner and a full time Mom I will have to check out Jennifer's book. My name is also Kelli. Sounds like a very interesting read. Way to boost our literacy! LOL
Hi Kelli :) Jennifer's book, little earthquakes, sounds like it's right up your alley! I hope you enjoy it. Have you read any of her other books?
I'm reading a couple of books right now, both non-fiction though, and mostly for a "target audience" (one is on the Red Sox and the other is very political) but what I was going to say is if you enjoy reading, you should check out the site GoodReads. I *love* it! It lets you keep track of books you've read & ones you want to read, but even better, you can get recommendations & ideas from friends if they join too!
I usually navigate to mysteries, but these sound like delightful books! Thanks for giving them a nice write up!
Dawn, thanks for the suggestion. I think I'll check it out. I always attempt to keep a list somewhere and I end up misplacing it or not keeping it up-to-date. Sounds like GoodReads will help.
Hi, Margaret. I thought they all sounded pretty perfect for the thirty something crowd and would be good to share with people here.
Who are some of your favorite mystery authors? I don't read much mystery but I have read a bit of Mary Higgins Clark and John Grisham.