Morning Meanderings…. An Excellent Night With The Bookies and a book that made my mouth fall open!
Good morning! Its Wednesday! Wednesday means many things to me… it is the middle of the work week for one… it is also the day before our fall book sale. Yes, you got that, there is another Brainerd book sale and I will be there bright and early hours before it opens doing what I do… socializing with fellow bookish people about books…. BLISS!
As a Friend Of The Library, they asked me this year to help work the sale, which I will do on Friday, however explained to them I could not work the day before because for set up because I am loving the waiting in line too much. 
Last night was the Bookies meeting at my house and our 11 year Anniversary. We started in August of 2001. I am still shocked. I never knew I would be still reviewing and chatting books with this AWESOME group, but I am…. and I love it. Our book was The Crying Tree by Naseem Rahka, a book I finished on Monday evening and it left my mouth hanging open in parts that made me love the book even more. Because? It shocked me. It surprised the heck out of me and some in my book club seen it coming, but others like me… did not.
Our discussion was wonderful. We had twenty questions… I had to narrow them down because we talked each question out 5 to 10 minutes. It was a wonderful and deep discussion about family dynamics, kids in the 80′s compared to kids today, forgiveness, or more accurately – the willingness – or even the ability to forgive.
Any hoo…. I will put that review up tomorrow (Thursday). Later I am hoping to put up the review of Saving Sammy, Curing The Boy Who Caught OCD. It really was a fascinating true story that I can not wait to share with you.
Ok… off to work so they do not hang me by my toes….. “Sheila, why are you late today?” Well….
I was blogging again.: 
Have a super day everyone!!!! Have you read anything lately that made your mouth drop open? I want to know about these books!
Posted on August 15, 2012, in Meanderings and tagged Morning Meanderings. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
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On Sunday I read You Are the Love of My Life, by Susan Richards Shreve…and no, it isn’t romance. It’s a book about family and secrets and a time in our country’s history when suspicion grew until nobody could trust those in power again (1970s – Watergate). But it all started in 1951 with a family scandal….
OOH that sounds good Laurel!
I can’t think of anything that made my mouth hang open, but now I want to read that book to find out what happened.
I didnt see it coming Kathy…. it really shocked me – in a good way. I like ti when books surprise me.
I still haven’t read that book yet!! Maybe I will have to pull it off my shelf and put it beside my bed!!!!!
Once you get into it Stacy it reads quickly.
I’ve had this book on my list for quite a while and will watch for your review!
This is one I will be excited to review Beth
Cathy Holton’s latest, The Sister’s Montclair. Although, my mouth didn’t drop open but it is a fabulous 5* read (for me anyway) and I loved it.
Thanks for the book tip Kaye!
so wish I could find the time to read as many wonderful books as you do. looking forward to your review
Just discovered your blog and I’m reading backwards.
I LOVED The Crying Tree, too! Also noticed you had John Hart’s The Last Child in your library sale pile. That’s a good one, even being outside my usual reading genre. My husband can’t wait to get his hands on each new Hart book.
Glad I found you!