Addendum

Currently Reading: Mystery and Manners, by Flannery O'Connor. Oh, man. Every other sentence of O'Connor's book of essays on writing blows me away. I just want to quote the whole thing. Maybe you would prefer to read it instead.

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Dream When You're Feeling Blue, by Elizabeth Berg. So far, this is my favorite of Berg's books since Joy School, which was also set back in an earlier time. This one is about three sisters during WWII. The Amazon reviewers say the plot twist at the end isn't credible, though. Guess I'll have to wait and see.

Just abandoned: Social Crimes, by Jane Stanton Hitchcock. I just couldn't get into this "beach read." (Maybe because the nearest beach is a day's drive away?) I don't usually like books about wealthy socialites anyway, so what was I thinking? A writer who has a blog recommended it. Oh well. At least I didn't buy it.