It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 2-12-24

We had a great week in England last month, but I came down with the flu (I think) on our way home, and I had to take to my bed for several days like a sickly Jane Austen character. Although I felt a lot better after a week, it’s been another week and I still haven’t gotten my usual energy back. 🙁

Currently Reading

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

“Frankel finds the truth of modern family within the sparkly, funny characters.”
— Booklist

Family Family came out in January and was a post-Christmas gift to myself. Not to brag about my literary acumen, I’ve been reading Laurie Frankel since her first book — before she was the best-selling novelist she is now — and I always watch for her new books.

Recently Read

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

A deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love – the Publisher

Currently Listening To

London by Edward Rutherfurd

A master of epic historical fiction, Edward Rutherford gives us a sweeping novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. He brings this vibrant city’s long and noble history alive through his saga of ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a half-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century. – from the Publisher

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby

“As befits a novel about a popular sitcom, this novel packs in lots of laughs, but it’s also got more heft than Mr. Hornby’s readers may expect.” —The New York Times 

Recently Listened To

The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by PJ Fitzsimmons

There’s a literary niche for all tastes including those who think that either Agatha Christie wasn’t funny enough or that PG Wodehouse didn’t feature anywhere near as many baffling murders as he could have. The Case of the Canterfell Codicil is a classic, cozy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse. — From the Publisher

The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by PJ Fitzsimmons is an English manor house mystery set in the 1920s. A sharp-witted cozy mystery! Looking for books set in England, I found out about this book in a post from Mark at Carstairs Considers. It’s the first in a series, and I’ll definitely be going on to the next book. The audiobook narration by Tim Bruce is great!

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