i read The Stolen Marriage ( Diane Chamberlain) for book club. I was going to pass because it just didn't seem like my type of book, and the past few I've read have been really duds. Anyway it was available on kindle from the library so I tried it. I was so pleased at what a good read it was. It really drew me in and each time I read, I'd start to take a break and then think, well, maybe one more chapter. It was a very good mystery, historical fiction, romance, etc. All the things. It was a very "easy read" in that it was effortless to stick with it. There's definitely a lot to discuss, and the historical parts of it were very interesting. ( for starters, the polio epidemic, as well as WW2 and race relations in the south). I would have given 5 stars, but to me the ending was a bit forced and the few improbable pieces began to bother me more. So, I'd give it 4 stars but high 4 stars. I still would recommend it and am glad I read it.

My sister just sent me her list of books she is planning on purchasing. (She shares with me). She likes more fantasy/science fiction than I do, we both seem to like historical fiction, stories with strong females, I like biographies more than she does (added the last book to her list). Any feedback on any of these titles: Ten Birds that changed the world The tattooist of Auschwitz The Giver of Stars Stars of Alabama The Book of Lost Friends The Once and Future Witches Stolen: the astonishing odyssey of Five boys along the reverse underground RR The Four Winds The Keeper of Lost Things Love, Life and Elephants The Last Bookshop in London The Life of Pi The Girl of the Limberlost The Poisonwood Bible House in the Cerulean Sea The Island of Sea Women Lisa Tan’s Circle of Women The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

I didn't expect to be posting another DNF so soon. I'm having bad luck picking books. I barely started The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston. I had barely started the book when confronted with crude humor about difficulty peeing due to enlarged prostrate, constipation and farting. That was enough to stop me 8 pages in. UGH!

Roxanna, Thanks. I just reserved the first book of the Chronicles of St Mary's series from my library. 😃 I did find the title of the time travel book that I really liked. It was called ‘Time After Time’ by Lisa Grunwald. I'd give it 4 stars. Can't rate it for book groups because I don't do them. I found this book hard to put down. I wish it were a series, but nope, a stand alone novel. A memorable book that stayed with me long after I finished it. I read a series by Connie Willis. It was a 5 book series about time travel during WWII. I read a lot of books on WWII last year. [g] Book #1 was ‘Firewatch’. I'd give the series 3 stars. It was initially very interesting, but as I went through the series, I found the author had a hard time handling the complexity and the stories really bogged down with too much detail. And I like some detail to my stories, but, this was too much even for me. I forgot to rate my book recommendations and I can’t edit that post again. 5 stars Jane Eyre Anne of Green gables To Kill a Mockingbird Anything by Rosamund Pilcher 4.5 stars ‘A Place to Hang the Moon’ ‘The Last Bookshop in London’ Maisie Dobbs series Inspector Armond Gamache Mysteries ‘Beth Chatto’s Woodland Garden’ ‘Younger Next Year’ Some of John Grisham’s books Some of David Baldacci books 4 stars The Maggie Hope Mysteries ‘Mr. Churchill’s. Secretary ‘ ’Time After Time’ 3 Stars ‘Firewatch’ and 4 more in the series