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I’m three weeks late sharing my picks for Top Ten Tuesday! Oops. Here are ten books that are on my radar for the next two months:
1 // Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
It’s been too long since I’ve visited Anne. This is the third book in the series and is about her college days.
2 // The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
I didn’t realize that Taylor’s most popular book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, was actually a part of a series! This first book is the story of teenager Paul-Edward Logan as he “sets out toward the only dream he has ever had: to find land every bit as good as his father’s, and make it his own.”
3 // All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner
This one is historical fiction during the Vietnam War era. It looks like it deals with themes like family, grief and hope.
4 // Minding the Manor: The Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid by Mollie Moran
If I remember correctly, I purchased this memoir during the Downton Abbey craze, but I still haven’t gotten to it. Who doesn’t love a little upstairs/downstairs insight?
5 // Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
This one comes from a rave review from someone on Booktube. I don’t know much about it except that it’s a family saga told in letters.
6 // An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
From the blurb: this is “the love story of two people who are at once mere weeks and many years apart.” This novel is dystopian and even has time travel, so should be an interesting read.
7 // Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell
I joined a Catholic book club on Goodreads last month and this one was their June pick. I got as far as the Foreword before my husband snatched it. Hopefully I can read it this summer too!
8 // True Places by Sonja Yoerg
I have a handful of books on my Kindle that I’ve gotten for free, but never seem to remember to pick up. (Out of sight, out of mind, I guess?) The first line of the blurb: “A girl emerges from the woods, starved, ill, and alone…and collapses.”
9 // Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas
One more book from my Kindle! I’m sure this was an Amazon freebie and sounds like it would make a good summer choice.
10 // The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright
This last pick is another recommendation from someone on Booktube. She raved about Jaime Jo Wright and after my surprise enjoyment of another Christian mystery, I’m anxious to dive in!
Thanks for sharing your list! I just finished Papa’s Wife by Thyra Ferre Bjorn. It was a sweet read about a Swedish pastor, his wife, and their eight kids. It’s the same general grain as LM Montgomery books, so if you’re looking for a sweet read, it would be worth adding to your next set of books to read.
I’ll check that one out, thank you!
oooh! my book club just texted today to see if we want to start up again and some of these sound perfect to add to our TBR list! I love the sound of the title of Fair and Tender Ladies and love the blurb for True Places. Keep us posted!
Just started Fair and Tender Ladies yesterday – I’ll keep you posted!
I am reading Anne of Island right now too! (Well, that and a million other books. Book worm problems! Hah!)
I haven’t kept up with your blog lately because I am never on my blogspot reading list; and on my computer, the link to your posts doesn’t show up in my emails. (Not sure why!)
So finally today I sat down and made your blog a bookmark on my Google Chrome tab and now I should be able to stay better up to date. I’ve missed you!!
So happy to hear from you! Hope your summer is going well!!