Sep 28 2008
GPBookBlog: A Few of My Favs
My favorite type of book to read is usually a non-fiction book. But, I have certainly read some good novels and mysteries in my time too. Three novels that spring to mind are Duet for Three, All The Little Live Things, and One Summer In Between.
Duet for Three is about a daughter, a mother and a granddaughter and all the broken dreams and resentments that can build up in a woman’s life in regards to the expectations she has for herself and for the other women in her life. When the mother becomes ill it falls to the daughter to care for her. The old resentments rear up and it falls to the grand daughter to solve the problems that arise. Look for this book by Joan Barfoot at your local library or Amazon.com.
All The Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner and is on my short list of very favorites. It is the story of Joe Allston and his wife who retire to California from the east coast after the death of their son. A son who did not live up to his father’s dreams. Joe meets a young man who personifies what Joe thinks is wrong with the world. He also meets and becomes emotionally involved with a young family whose lives become a tragedy. It is a compelling story and so well written that you will be able to feel the summer heat. Your local library is sure to have this one and it is also available at Amazon.com.
One Summer In Between is the story of a young black woman in her first year of college in South Carolina. She decides to join a program that sends students to work in the homes of families in the Northern part of the country. She is sent to a family in Vermont where she performs the duties of general housework and babysitting. But far from being just a summer job it is also an assignment and turns out to be quite a life lesson. This book is written by Melissa Mather in the late 1960’s. Written as a diary this book is not only an easy read but will make you want to find out what happens tomrrow. It is sometimes classified as juvenile reading (as in for young teens) but it is a story that is ageless. Local libraries should have this book. I found my copy at Amazon.com.
Come back tomorrow for some good mysteries.
