Must say that if it were not for the Select Edition I wouldn't have read two of the books that I did.
One was "Up And Down In The Dales" by Gervase Phinn - a delightful account of a school inspector's life. It is a humorous take on the experiences of a person who has to visit schools and test children for their reading-writing skills. An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to read something which will leave him/her with a smile on lips and a heart full of happiness. I am definitely going to look out for more books of this author.
The second one was "A Gathering Light" by Jennifer Donnelly. This is a story of Mattie who lives in the American hinterlands but aspires to land in New York one day and writes books - though she knows that she will never be able to leave because she has promised her dying mom that she will look after her younger sisters. You get to read about the hardships of a farm life in the early parts of the 20th century, the trials suffered by families without a steady stream of income, their problems and their joys. There is another thread in the story - that of Grace Brown, a lady staying in the hotel Glenmore that Mattie works in. Grace goes for a boat ride in the nearby lake and drowns there while Mattie wonders what to do of the letters that Grace had given her to burn. I learnt later that Grace is based on a real-life character. You can read about her at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Brown but don't do this if you plan to read the book any day.
The rest of the two books in this Edition were "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, which I had read earlier but enjoyed reading once again and "The Return Of The Dancing Master" by Henning Mankell - a crime story set against the backdrop of a WW2 chapter in Sweden's history that few people know about.
The last book in the previous edition that I had read was "Blood Is The Sky" by Steve Hamilton. This one has protagonist Alex McKnight combing the forests of northern Ontario to find out what happened to brother of his best friend. Hunters and tribe of Ojibwa Indians make for an unusal setting. Though it is not very hard to guess who killed Vinnie LeBlanc's brother it is not an easy job figuring out just why.
I now have another volume of Select Edition with me. One of the novels is by Clive Cussler and I am eager to find out what the other three are all about :-)
One was "Up And Down In The Dales" by Gervase Phinn - a delightful account of a school inspector's life. It is a humorous take on the experiences of a person who has to visit schools and test children for their reading-writing skills. An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to read something which will leave him/her with a smile on lips and a heart full of happiness. I am definitely going to look out for more books of this author.
The second one was "A Gathering Light" by Jennifer Donnelly. This is a story of Mattie who lives in the American hinterlands but aspires to land in New York one day and writes books - though she knows that she will never be able to leave because she has promised her dying mom that she will look after her younger sisters. You get to read about the hardships of a farm life in the early parts of the 20th century, the trials suffered by families without a steady stream of income, their problems and their joys. There is another thread in the story - that of Grace Brown, a lady staying in the hotel Glenmore that Mattie works in. Grace goes for a boat ride in the nearby lake and drowns there while Mattie wonders what to do of the letters that Grace had given her to burn. I learnt later that Grace is based on a real-life character. You can read about her at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Brown but don't do this if you plan to read the book any day.
The rest of the two books in this Edition were "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, which I had read earlier but enjoyed reading once again and "The Return Of The Dancing Master" by Henning Mankell - a crime story set against the backdrop of a WW2 chapter in Sweden's history that few people know about.
The last book in the previous edition that I had read was "Blood Is The Sky" by Steve Hamilton. This one has protagonist Alex McKnight combing the forests of northern Ontario to find out what happened to brother of his best friend. Hunters and tribe of Ojibwa Indians make for an unusal setting. Though it is not very hard to guess who killed Vinnie LeBlanc's brother it is not an easy job figuring out just why.
I now have another volume of Select Edition with me. One of the novels is by Clive Cussler and I am eager to find out what the other three are all about :-)
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