Thanks LF. I appreciate your encouragement about the knee surgery. Goodness knows I’m quite chicken about it. Glad to hear your relatives have done well with the surgery. That gives me hope.
I still want to read Black Cake since the series looks good! We are watching the 4 episode series All the Light We Cannot See now and are liking it. Can I just abbreviate the novel ATLWCS?! What a mouthful – the title. I think you’d like the books & shows. Cheers!

Hi AJ: We are just now watching the series All the Light We Cannot See … and are liking it. There’s just 4 episodes so it moves pretty swiftly.
And thanks the surgery is going to be pretty major for me. 2 weeks left!
Cheers.

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA does sound interesting! I would be interested in reading that. I still haven’t read All the Light We Cannot See or Black Cake, which I would like to do before I see the series that recently came out for both. I probably should move them up on my TBR pile.

I hope you enjoy your reading and have a great November!

Thanks JoAnn. I need some encouragement on the knee front. It’s been awhile since I went to a hospital and I’m chicken about the surgery. lol.
It’s nice you don’t have snow yet. Our snow here just melted away so we are back to fall conditions. hmm. What kind of winter will it be?
It’s good (as usual) we have some of the same books on our radar. I’m not sure when I will get to these but I have them on my list.
I hope you had a great wedding week awhile ago … for your daughter.

I’m looking forward to Claire Keegan’s collection and Liza Mundy’s CIA book. I enjoyed Code Girls a few years ago. I’ll probably read Michael Cunningham’s new novel, Day, at some point, too.

Good luck with the knee surgery. I’ll be thinking of you an the 29th!

Thanks Stargazer. All the knee surgery encouragement helps since I’m a big chicken about this. Glad to hear about your Mom’s friend. And you’ll be glad to know the snow has melted away here so now we are back to fall conditions.
I have so much to read before year end though I’m sure I won’t get to all that I want to. There’s a chance Keegan might not be for you. See what you think of Foster. I wanted a bit from that story. I do hope I can mix in a nonfiction book this month. Hope your reading is going well. Have a great week.

Since I didn’t love Small Things Like These, I doubt So Late in the Day will be a priority. I might try Foster, which some people seem to prefer over Small Things… The book about women in the CIA sounds interesting. It’s nice to mix it up with a bit of nonfiction.

Thanks Harvee. It’s good to know you are doing well with walking now. I plan to get the other knee replaced next year. One at a time. I’m hoping to get more reading done while recovering. It’s a long road I think.
Have a great weekend. & Thx for telling me about yours. It helps.

Thanks Helen. The surgery is daunting but I hope to get through it.
I agree there’s a lot this month to see. I still need to read Black Cake and I think I will before seeing the show. I must see The Crown too. Final season!
I might preserve the memory of the book on All the Light. But we’ll see.
Enjoy your weekend.