Seriously Catching Up?!

It’s been WAY too long since I last posted a book review! One reason is that I got started with a lengthy Pulitzer Prize winner, The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer, which I’m still not done with. But I’ve read several others during that time. SO, here’s my serious attempt to catch you up!

I first heard about this book almost 5 years ago. I had my first dog, a beagle, and was always on the look out for books about this fun-loving breed. Although it took me years to find a copy, which I finally did at Goodwill — go figure! For Bea by Kristin Von Kreisler is an amazing story about a beagle who steals the heart of the author. Kreisler stumbles upon a weak, scared beagle while out walking her other dog with her husband. Bea is not ready to come into a human’s arms, but Kreisler is not detered. She gets Bea and takes her home. That begins a journey of learning all about research beagles and how to rehabilitate them into loving pets. This is a must read for any dog lover, and of course any beagle lover!!

 

 

 

 

Another Goodwill find was James Patterson’s Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas. I started this book as an easy break from The Executioner’s Song which is kind of grim — to say the least. But Patterson’s novel took a lot of emotional energy out of me! Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas is a heart-wrenching tale of a woman, Katie, trying to understand the heart of the man she loves. What she doesn’t know, but soon finds out, is the depth of love and tragedy that weighs at Matt’s soul. This is an amazing book that I already put on my mom’s bedside table for her to read!

Now back to The Executioner’s Song …

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