Mr Norfolkbookworm and I had a wonderful time in Texas at the beginning of April when we went to see the total eclipse. Sadly the cloud rolled in with seconds to go and while we didn't get those fabulous views of totality we did experience the pitch darkness in the middle of the day *and* we were based on a vineyard in the heart of Texan Hill Country and got to try some of their wines while surrounded by swallowtail butterflies.
Since we got back I've been reading for a couple of projects and as these books aren't published for a while I can't really talk about them, however there are four that I really think every one should add to their readings lists:
- The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (15th August)
- The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (12th September)
- Berlin Duet by S W Perry (1st August)
- Broken Threads by Mishal Husain (6th June)
The first three are historical fiction, and the first two are set in Venice, and the final one is a biography of Husain's family and a tale of India pre/post partition.
All of them were brilliant reads and stand a good chance of being on my 'best of the year' lists in December.
Now I'm caught up with these I can concentrate on my library reservations and a few of the books I've bought recently so hopefully there will be some more reviews coming soon. But please don't hold your breath - there's so much to read that I forget to blog!
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