Escapism
Pictured above are the books that came in the mail from my Mommy yesterday. I've been looking forward to some of the titles for months.
More then the gift of physical books, I am forever indebted to Mom for the huge amount of pleasure I get from books. She cannot share vacations involving Caribbean villa rentals with me, but we can both travel to rural Ireland in the pages of the latest Maeve Binchy novel.
Thanks, Mom.
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5/4/2008 5:31 PM
The Creative Nerd wrote:
I received a copy of The Red Tent in a care package from Mom. She sent books and body lotion. I'd been waiting to read it for a while. I got it after my sister-in-law Robyn finished it. I loved it so much, I have already read it twice in the span of two weeks. I will pass it to Kate, who is nearly my sister. It is appropriate to share this book with the women in one's family. The strongest thread within the story is the memory of women passed down by the bonds of family, knowledge, and love. ...
"The Red Tent" is an AWESOME book. After I bought/read it, I passed it to my mom, who passed it to my aunt, who passed it to a church friend, who passed it... anyway, it made the rounds and nearly 2 years later I just received it back from my mom.
Enjoy reading them all!
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Mom loved it. My sister-in-law read it before I got it. She is a slower reader, but lives right there so she got it first. I am a big history geek, so I'm excited.
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That's kind of neat. I never thought of sharing books with my mom like that before... We talk about the books we read, but we've never shared them.
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Mom is a little morbid about it, saying that her books are mine when she dies anyway. It also makes it easier to justify buying a book at full retail price when it'll be read by at least two people. Depending on the book, either my husband or my best friend will also read them.
If you live far away like I do, you should ask for the post office "media rate" to ship packages that are only books. It's super cheap for the weight. They do inspect, so don't include anything non-book.
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We read The Red Tent for book club last year, and I liked it more than I thought I would
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I love fiction that gives insight to history and religion.My favorite author, Madeleine L'Engle, wrote a novel about King David's wifes called Certain Women. The Old Testament gives us so many rich lives to draw from.
The Red Tent is next on my list to read. I'll be reviewing it right here.
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