Airplane Kindle

Lately, I have been enjoying find books on Kindle. The more you read, the more they offer you titles you may like.

The Light She Gave by Chuck Weber - A very sweet tribute to his wife of 33 year. She battled brain cancer for  four years.  Review

Shunned by Linda A Curtis  - a memoir of leaving a cult and find her own peace. Her family goes for years not speaking to her and always hopes she comes back to Jehovah before Armageddon.  She finds peace, love, and light.  Author Website

and finishing  Redeemed  by Penny Lane  - a memoir of a stolen childhood.  author website

14-Day / 327km Wilderness Trip at the Canada/USA Border - Quetico PP

 

What a great documentary.

I am motivated to do more paddling.

Sister Monica Clare

 A Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare.

Loved every minute and read it over the weekend in Cape Town.

I think there are more people out there like her than one would think, but life just gets complicated..

Her Website

Community of ST John

publisher

The soulful, hilarious memoir of a chronic people pleaser who surprised everyone in her life by abandoning an unfulfilling career and marriage to join a convent—and learned how much we stand to gain when we fully embrace our authentic selves

“A Change of Habit follows the arc of Sister Monica Clare’s career with irreverence and sincerity. . . . Her book [confirms] the warmth—and fragility—of her new community.”—The New York Times

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The Heathens by Mia McKenzie

 Listened to this audiobook in 24 hours.

Apparently, I had added it to my Libby list 6-7 months ago.  I have no idea how I heard about it.

Love it.

Review

from the publisher labeled as Historical Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Dear Lord, please forgive me for the sins I’ve committed. And for the one I’m still planning to commit tomorrow. Amen.

Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town’s midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia’s orbit: celebrities whom Doris has seen in the pages of Jet and Ebony, civil rights leaders such as Coretta Scott King and Diane Nash, women who dance close together, boys who flirt too hard and talk too much, atheists! And even more shocking? Mrs. Lucas seems right at home.

From the guests at a queer kickback to the student activists at a SNCC conference, Doris suddenly finds herself surrounded by so many people who seem to know exactly who or what they want. Doris knows she doesn’t want a baby, but what does she want? Will this trip help her find out?

These Heathens is a funny, poignant story about Black women’s obligations and ambitions, what we owe to ourselves, and the transformative power of leaving your bubble, even for just one chaotic weekend.

Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

I finished listening to the Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis on audio - it was just four hours.

lovely...

Love the book dedication:

My Dear Lucy,  

I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result, you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say but I shall still be, 

 your affectionate Godfather, 

C. S. Lewis

Mutts and Mistletoe

 I found this book while traveling across the country in October. I figured I would try the Christmasy-Hallmark movie kinda book for a change.

It is fluff but also very easy  - Natalie  Cox writes romantic comedies and has several Christmas books.

Mutts and Mistletoe is pretty good - and passing it to a friend in SA - no need to make the transatlantic trip home.

She also owns a small independent bookstore in London Ink84 bookshop.co.uk

lion and predator camp

 

The Zebra frolicing and vary gassy.

for the birds

Uncanny circumstances,

We grabbed a suet feeder for the birds and in hast I cut off the string to hang it.

I literally looked at the string in the plastic and snipped it with confidence almost ruining the experience.

We rigged up this workaround and all is well.

laughter for sure and now I will enjoy peeping out the window while I am here to see who is feasting.

Advent Week One: The Light of Hope

Kindle reading

 I finished two books on the my Kindle

Julia Sheehan - Hiking is the Easy Part

About the book

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey - I buried her in a French press

Her website

Both had a common theme of overcoming difficulties and finding resilience.

I appreciate finding books on the kindle that  I would not normally stumble on in other ways.

The long list continues and I will keep reading!

I love this small press...She Writes Press

Wreck - A Novel

I scooped up Wreck A Novel by Catherine Newman from the independent bookstore Four Seasons Books in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

It was the second book with the same characters from Sandwich.  Turning the pages and listening to the chatter from Rocky felt very comfortable and I am curious if a third book will come about.

The book hits topics like aging, sickness, growing families, mental health, and oddly train safety regulations. 

Sandwich post