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Posted by Gillian Murray on June 23, 2009, 11:30 am
Susan Hartman wrote:
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> I've had a run of good ones recently:
>
> The first was "Love Mercy" by Earlene Fowler. A standalone (i.e., not
> her mystery series) novel that was very good about
> granddaughter/grandmother relationship...actually, several women of
> different generations coming to grips with choices made. Great
> characters, and fun when the characters of her mystery books made cameo
> appearances.
>
> Coincidentally, the one I'd just read before was also a
> grandmother/granddaughter one, and was an extraordinarily good novel:
> The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton. Had a lovely fairy tale quality to
> it.
>
> Just finished "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, about life in the 60s in
> Jackson, Mississippi, and the relationships between women, some white,
> some black. Wonderful characters and a good story.
>
> Just started "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (someone here led me to "Snow
> Flower and the Secret Fan" a couple of years ago; same author)and it's
> grabbed me from the get-go!
>
> sue
>
>
I will have to look for that one. I quite enjoy her Benni Harper series,
with the quilt theme.
Gill
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Posted by ellice on June 23, 2009, 4:27 pm
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> I've had a run of good ones recently:
>
> The first was "Love Mercy" by Earlene Fowler. A standalone (i.e., not
> her mystery series) novel that was very good about
> granddaughter/grandmother relationship...actually, several women of
> different generations coming to grips with choices made. Great
> characters, and fun when the characters of her mystery books made cameo
> appearances.
I'll have to check it out. I went on a binge with her stuff a couple of
years back, and read all the Quilt block named mysteries. But, I could
pick-up the most recent.
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> Coincidentally, the one I'd just read before was also a
> grandmother/granddaughter one, and was an extraordinarily good novel:
> The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton. Had a lovely fairy tale quality to it.
Sounds good.
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> Just finished "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, about life in the 60s in
> Jackson, Mississippi, and the relationships between women, some white,
> some black. Wonderful characters and a good story.
Quite a variety here.
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> Just started "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (someone here led me to "Snow
> Flower and the Secret Fan" a couple of years ago; same author)and it's
> grabbed me from the get-go!
>
> sue
Thanks for the suggestions!
Ellice
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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 23, 2009, 5:26 pm
ellice wrote:
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>> I've had a run of good ones recently:
>> The first was "Love Mercy" by Earlene Fowler. A standalone (i.e., not
>> her mystery series) novel that was very good about
>> granddaughter/grandmother relationship...actually, several women of
>> different generations coming to grips with choices made. Great
>> characters, and fun when the characters of her mystery books made cameo
>> appearances.
>
> I'll have to check it out. I went on a binge with her stuff a couple of
> years back, and read all the Quilt block named mysteries. But, I could
> pick-up the most recent.
>> Coincidentally, the one I'd just read before was also a
>> grandmother/granddaughter one, and was an extraordinarily good novel:
>> The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton. Had a lovely fairy tale quality to it.
>
> Sounds good.
>> Just finished "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, about life in the 60s in
>> Jackson, Mississippi, and the relationships between women, some white,
>> some black. Wonderful characters and a good story.
>
> Quite a variety here.
>> Just started "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (someone here led me to "Snow
>> Flower and the Secret Fan" a couple of years ago; same author)and it's
>> grabbed me from the get-go!
>> sue
>
> Thanks for the suggestions!
> Ellice
>
Another suggestion: I loved, loved, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
and the second book by this author (Steig Larsson) is due out soon.
Can't wait for that one! (Unfortunately, it's his last; around the time
the first was published.)
Sue
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by ellice on June 23, 2009, 2:04 pm
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> Who's next?
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> Cheryl
>
I read "Scarpetta" - by Patricia Cornwall last week - it was good.
Currently reading "Miracle at Speedy Motors" from No 1 Ladies Detective
Series. I love this series, it has such a nice take on looking at life.
Finished the new PD James , " The Private Patient." - an Adam Dalgleish
book. I wonder if I like this series because he has the same last name as
my 1xt grade teacher? Nah. But, I do remember Roy Marsden in that role on
the series shown here on PBS.
Thinking about picking back up "Two Lives" by Vikram Seth
About to read "Hounded to Death" - the latest of the Foxhunting mysteries
from Rita Mae Brown. I like this series a lot - but fear any non-horse types
might find them a bit tedious (they are kind of formulaic & the heroine was
clearly born first cousin to Superman - as at 70+ she is doing vaults to
switch horses from sitting to standing on galloping horses, etc) But lots of
local VA flavor, so.....
Read the last MC Beaton "Hamish MacBeth" book - IIRC "Death of a Witch"
And, have a huge stack of books on perspective, color theory, and historical
needlework. Working on the "essays" for my MTP stuff. My fabulous book on
Perspective was permanently "borrowed" by someone in a studio art class a
few years ago, and while the instructor struggled to get the woman to return
it, that never happened. Really annoying.
Well, that's it, I think!
Ellice
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Posted by Lucille on June 23, 2009, 3:55 pm
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>> Who's next?
>> Cheryl
> I read "Scarpetta" - by Patricia Cornwall last week - it was good.
> -snip-
I loved the first few Scarpetta books I read several years back but
suddenly everything changed and I hated what she was writing.
I'm glad Scarpetta is back. Now I need to see if I missed any in the time I
wasn't paying any attention to her writing.
Lucille
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> The first was "Love Mercy" by Earlene Fowler. A standalone (i.e., not
> her mystery series) novel that was very good about
> granddaughter/grandmother relationship...actually, several women of
> different generations coming to grips with choices made. Great
> characters, and fun when the characters of her mystery books made cameo
> appearances.
>
> Coincidentally, the one I'd just read before was also a
> grandmother/granddaughter one, and was an extraordinarily good novel:
> The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton. Had a lovely fairy tale quality to
> it.
>
> Just finished "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, about life in the 60s in
> Jackson, Mississippi, and the relationships between women, some white,
> some black. Wonderful characters and a good story.
>
> Just started "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (someone here led me to "Snow
> Flower and the Secret Fan" a couple of years ago; same author)and it's
> grabbed me from the get-go!
>
> sue
>
>