For my fortieth birthday, Lance sent Julie, my friend of twenty-seven years, and I to Siesta Key, Florida. We had a week of sunshine, white sand beaches, yummy seafood, and rest. It was the best gift I have ever been given. . . my husband is the bomb!
My beach reading list:
A Long Walk: The true story of a trek to freedom by Slavomir Rawicz. One of my high school students highly recommended this book. Since I love to know what boys read, I grabbed it. I started this book at the airport and soon discovered it was not a "beach read". I set the book aside and finished it when I got home. Set in 1941, it is the story of a Polish man who with six fellow prisoners escapes from a Soviet labor camp - in Siberia. They walk thousands of miles by foot to British India - a fascinating tale. I was captivated by the men in the story and their endurance, compassion and remarkable strength. A must read. . . .
61 Hours by Lee Child. Reading a Lee Child book is one of my guilty pleasures. The newest book in his Jack Reacher series did not disappoint. Set in a blizzard in South Dakota, it was the perfect beach read. My only question. . . . (and it is haunting me) did Lee kill Jack????
Shadow Baby by Allison McGhee. FABULOUS book. This is the story of eleven year old, Clara winter (spelled with a lower case - she has her reasons. . . .). I laughed and even cried. I don't want to give the story away: Loved Clara, loved the old man, loved this book. . .
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