Hi Rachel, it’s hard to believe but I’ve been home already for a week … and my trip is fading into the sunset, sadly. But home is good too.
I’m glad it’s getting green there. We could use some rain here. It’s pretty dry.
And yes I have read The Correspondent … I liked it quite a bit. I think I gave it 4 stars. I had the hardback version but I wonder who reads the audio. I hope you enjoy it. It’s great that you have a number of libraries on your Libby account — that’s awesome! I find having multiple libraries on one’s Libby account really helps get books in a timely fashion. It’s the best! Happy reading.

I know you read The Correspondent a while back, but I can’t recall if you liked or loved it. My daughter asked me about it and we were thinking of putting in a library request for the audio. We’re on the same Libby account with several libraries from Los Angeles to East Bay San Francisco, Montana and Texas between the two of us!

Thanks Rachel. It sounds really nice there. So green with the rain. It seems you had a great excursion to the coast. My trip ends today too … I’ll be flying out later today. It’s always good to be back. Many memories & fun here. & I’m glad my Dad loved the boat so much back then. The race was a highlight to him. Have a great week.

Yes I think reading more Carol Shields books is a great idea. I would also like to get to more of her books. I loved her Stone Diaries when I read it long ago … but haven’t read her other books. I will add another Shields to my agenda for this year sometime. Thumbs up! I hope you enjoy her writing.

Thanks Lark. My trip is about to end … but I’ve had a great time. It was so nice to be back. And yes my Dad enjoyed these sailboat races so much. It was fun to see all the sailors competing out there. Enjoy your week.

Thanks JoAnn, I’m having a fun visit here. And seeing the boats up close as they passed by was great to see. I’m curious about the boats at Newport you see there.
I hope to finish one more book from these Prize shortlists before the winners are announced but don’t think it will be Flashlight (maybe Dominion and The White Hot). I’m afraid Trust Exercise, threw me off Choi for a good long while.
I hope you are having a good spring & enjoying your books!

I’m afraid I’ve only read the same two finalists for the Women’s Prize as you. I did borrow Flashlight from the library, but only sampled a chapter or two and never got back to it. Not sure whether I will…

Enjoy the rest of your time in California!

Well, that is disappointing (about the books on the Carol Shields Prize short list). I did know that it included the US but not even one Canadian author? Well, that is OK. Maybe I will check out the Indian or Australian books.

I have several books by Carol Shields, unread, four novels and one short story book, and I will push them higher up on my TBR list. And a few more of Shields’ books in Kindle format too.