Hi Lark, I had The Frozen River on my list for a year — it was on my summer list last summer ha! Glad to finally get to it. It was a good read.
Look forward to seeing your summer list! Cheers.

Hi Tracy, thx, I think I will take some more photos of the green landscape as we continue to get some good rain this week.
And I’m glad to hear you’ve done a Summer List. I look forward to seeing it. I have made a list of 15 books … which I’ll post this coming weekend. I agree, there are so many I wanted to put on it!
You might like the Flynn Berry books: both Northern Spy and Trust Her. She’s a younger author but seems to be getting better with each one. Cheers!

I have done my list of 20 Books of Summer and I am looking forward to reading books from it. I had so many I wanted to include on the list, I am now reading some that did not make it to the list.

For some reason, The Frozen River does not appeal to me but maybe sometime I will change my mind. I don’t know why I haven’t heard of Flynn Berry. Trust Her and the preceding book seem interesting.

Hi Jane, thanks, Martha Ballard is quite a character … midwife heroine from 1789, lol. I enjoyed the book though the villains are quite evil eh? I will look to see what you think of Flight of Dreams. I have not read her other books but I am curious.
And yeah the Big Book Challenge. You read a lot of those! I usually do one or two of those a year. Of Human Bondage was a big book last fall, lol. I’m still recovering ha ha. I should join in though. One or two big ones are good enough to join, right?
The rain finally stopped here so this week looks good for planting. Just got all the mowing of the yard/fields done. You should take a picture of your veggie garden for us when it gets going. You are an expert and it’s good to see the plants. Much to do right? Have a great week.

Hi Helen, yeah you gave me good incentive to read The Frozen River and I’m glad I finally got to it.
I think you’ll like Trust Her if you liked Northern Spy. Whoa you’re in for a ride, ha. Enjoy your week.

Hi Marg, I know what you mean. I had The Frozen River on my 2024 summer list and I finally just got to it. For some reason I kept putting it off, but in reality it was a pretty easy read (the pages turned quickly) though it’s a tad long.
And thanks it was a good celebration for my dad and helps me with the whole grieving process. Enjoy your week too.

Thanks Lisa for your words about my Dad and for stopping by here.
15 is a good number for the summer challenge even if you get to 10. I need to wheedle down my TBR list and see which ones I want to pick for summer. I will check out your choices.
The Frozen River has been pretty popular. The wait list for it at the library was pretty crazy for a long while .. and it took forever for me to finally pick it up, lol. But it was worth it when I did. Hope you enjoy it.
Good luck with the summer challenge.

Hi Lesley, thanks, it’s fun to take photos when it’s this green outside.
You post your 20 summer books right? I like seeing your picks. I think the Frozen River would be a good book club kind of read. I have not tried the author before this — but now I’m a bit curious. She’s not too heavy but seems to be able to spin a yarn so to speak. It’s hard to believe they knew quite a bit this midwife from 1789!
And thanks my dad did work with a great group. He retired like at 80 so he worked with many of them for a long time! It was good to talk with them.
Hope you are having nice weather at the Cove. Cheers.

Oh good report. You’re always reading good ones. I had to look Casualties of Truth up … but I think I remember it coming out. Glad to know you liked it. I will add it to my TBR. The Jackal’s Mistress is worth checking out. I read that one. And I’m a bit on the fence about the Vuong book but if you like it — I’ll add it to my TBR … and look for your reviews as they come. I’m not on GR too much but I should be more. Keep up the reads!