We used to celebrate British Christmas in February to celebrate PBS playing the Downton Abbey Christmas episode, so why not read about Christmas in July? There were some delightful stories in here and some recipes too!
62. Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
This wonderful story starts out as a mystery about a skeleton found in a renovation project but leads to a very real race riot in Tulsa. It jumps between two narrators- one today and one in 1921. The characters in this book are deeply human, meaning they don't always do the right thing but you can see the journey they are on to do the right thing and how sometimes it comes too late and sometimes it doesn't. Is it a perfect book? No, it's populated with humans and since none of us are perfect, neither are they, but I actually think that's the point of this book. Not being perfect but striving to be better than we were before. It's a great read- very engaging and dealing with deeply important social and historical issues that we struggle with daily.
63. Shelf Life by Sue Larkin Weems
This is an interesting short story collection. She covers an array of topics from suicide to playing in the piano in church. As a theme I would say it's about continuing, keeping on, if you will.
64. And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich
This is a dark, creepy story. I was grabbed instantly even though I had no idea where it was going- just hints and inklings. But, oh, what a satisfying ending! And looking back I realized how much I had missed the first time 'round!
65. The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
This is an adventure. A linguist adventure. It's written in essentially modern English but made to look like Old English because this book is about a man's experience in the loss of his England - the England that existed before the Norman invasion of 1066.
Out of the 65 books I've read so far this year 21 have been published this year.
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