Library A to Z cont.

I've got four books here: A GIRL MADE OF DUST by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi, DIE A LITTLE by Megan Abbott, THE FUTURE OF LOVE by Shirley Abbott and CONSCIENCE POINT by Erica Abeel.

A Girl Made of Dust is the story of a young girl in a Christian village in Lebanon during wartime. Her father is has become uncommunicative and depressed. He has abandoned working in his store so that they are struggling with money. It's a lovely story and frightening from the girl's point of view. She struggles to find out why her father sits and does nothing.

Oh, my, Die a Little by Megan Abbott is supposedly a "modern noir" with a terribly salacious cover that almost made me put it back. The story is of a young woman and her brother and his wife. She grew up being protected by her brother and in turn she finds she wants to protect her brother from his wife. Her sister-in-law has two sides that she wants to find out about and in the process bites off a little more than she should.

The Future of Love by Shirley Abbott is thoroughly enjoyable except for the fact one has to relive 9/11 all over again. It has humor and sadness and a love affair between a couple of old folks. Sex and all! Oh, yes, I think Shirley Abbott hits all the bases in this one, she includes a commitment ceremony between a pair of women including the white wedding gowns they wear. Funny.

Conscience Point by Erica Abeel I didn't finish. Couldn't read it. Didn't like the writer's style. I think it was rather self-conscious.

Next......?

Barbecue Rub!!

James and I are starting to get our barbecue rubs together for their eventual introduction to the public. Stay tuned for when we will be doing a blog with another name to announce it. I'll let you all know beforehand. Ha! Ha! Did I say all? All three of you. Oh well, the end of this year has been very satisfying in many ways after enduring a lot of trauma so we are looking forward to a new year.

more of the Library from A to Z

Finished reading THE LAST INNOCENT HOUR by Margot Abbott. It's a pre- and post- WW2 story involving a young woman who returns to Berlin after the war as a photograph investigator trying to help capture and prosecute Nazis. Her story becomes complicated when it's revealed that she had been married to an SS officer before the war. Most of the book is about this time in her life and explains why she is doing this job. It is a totally heart-rending and gut-wrenching story. I have read so many books lately that have dealt with war, power struggles involved in war and the aftermath of it all. One of these days somebody is going to say enough! When will that happen? Being humans I don't think there ever will be an end. I think there are a few evil people out there who just can't help themselves and thank goodness there are more good people to compensate. But the good ones are usually the ones who pay the price of the small amount of evil out there. I do recommend the book. There is a part that is extremely brutal that brought me to tears, but the final outcome was good.