Good Books

I just finished the audio book The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon.  I went to my online library and noticed that some new audio books were just added.  Happily I snagged this one right away and avoided the usual long wait.

I have to admit when I saw that the on line library had new books I started clicking quickly.  Lately I’ve been more selective and have been reading a few Amazon reviews before I dig into a book but not this time.  I wanted to quickly get some reserved before someone else got to the books before I did.

I ended up very happy with this book.  The main story happens over the course of a few hours with flash backs taking the read back to the previous days.  The story is told by the two female main characters.  The author does a great job with this.

The story takes place in modern day in the country Jordan.  I loved reading and learning the cultural part of the this book as the two main characters and American women whose husbands are station in the military in Jordan.  Much is told about the cultural norms of the country and the expectations of American citizens in Jordan.  That was an added bonus to the story for me…it also is the premise of the story.

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I just finished the audio book The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn.  I happen to be hit my on line library on the right day when the new books first came out.  I was able to put this on my holds list and was only the third person in line for the book.  That’s a SCORE!

The book was good….I’ve never known much about or understood agoraphobia (in this case fear of open outdoor spaces) which caused the main character to stay in her home.  The book had me from the beginning as Anna is humorous and easy to like even though she’s an alcoholic with big problems.  The book has some twists and turns that I didn’t expect at all…that made it fun.  I didn’t expect the ending and that rarely happens for me so that’s a plus too.  It was definitely worth my time….

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I just finished up listening to the audio book The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld.  I’ve been mostly listening through Audible lately.   I’ve been so frustrated with my on line library.  The wait for books gets longer and longer.  Then once I get through the book I feel like I need to hurry as I know many more are waiting.  It doesn’t allow me to enjoy the book as much as I otherwise would.

This selection did come through my on line library.

The story was pretty good.  I guessed the whole story early on so it was a little anti-climactic.  However the story was interesting.

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I finished my audio book The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo.  I picked this one as it was a WWII book and there are few WWII books that I listen to that I don’t enjoy.

I really liked the book.  It tells the story of two WWII nurses.  Each have an entirely different upbringing.  One gets stationed in Hawaii and the in Europe on the front lines working in a MASH unit.  Each nurse deals with unthinkable things.

I have relatives that were nurses in WWII.  I am so sad that they have all past away.  I wish I had known their stories.  Reading this book makes me wish it even more.  People often talk about regrets.  I don’t have many regrets but not knowing their stories is definitely a regret I have.

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