Comments on: Recommended books: Christmas 2014

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 22:18:00 +0000

In reply to Kiloupa. It's been a while since I read it so I don't remember all of the details but I think I found the plotting a bit facile and the characters a bit predictable. (It's the first Jodi Picoult book I've read.)

By: Kiloupa

Kiloupa — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 22:06:00 +0000

I also read Sing You Home, and found the style interesting, but the ending just clunked for me. I’m curious as to why it was “Other” for you.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 19:05:00 +0000

In reply to Sharon Yearwood. Thanks so much for posting this, Sharon. I do love a good memoir and this one sounds particularly interesting. It's going right on my list.

By: Sharon Yearwood

Sharon Yearwood — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:58:00 +0000

Non-fiction: “Postcards from Cookie” by Caroline Clarke is the autobiography of a woman who was adopted as an infant in NY in the 1960s. After experiencing minor health issues as an adult, she goes to the agency through which she was adopted in search of her medical history – nothing more. She is surprised to find that the agency has a larger than usual file on her biological mother. After piecing together the information from the file, she realizes that she has known her biological mother’s family for over 20 years. The story is her journey towards eventually meeting and building a relationship with her biological mother, mostly through letters and postcards. Fascinating true story. Very well written!

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:00:00 +0000

In reply to yehudit. Do you share an account with your daughter? Up to five people can share (it just has to go through one credit card.) My husband, daughter and I all have one account.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:59:00 +0000

In reply to yehudit.

Subscribe to bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/home/ It’s free and you’ll get a daily email with links to free or really inexpensive kindle books (99 cents to $3.49 range.)

By: yehudit

yehudit — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:32:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant. yes, I have a Kindle, but at the rate I read, even only buying books on sale can get expensive. My daughter and I raid each others' libraries, but neither of us has anything really new.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:37:00 +0000

In reply to Maureen Bayless. OK, thanks!!

By: Maureen Bayless

Maureen Bayless — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:33:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant. I can lend it to you, if you'd like. It's best read in paper, I think, because of the layout. Might not work as well on some e-readers.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:15:00 +0000

In reply to Maureen Bayless. Ooooooo, THANK YOU. This sounds like a terrifically interesting book, esp. for non-fiction writers like me!