Friday Finds: Dec. 12
I post my entire list of weekly discoveries on Sundays, but I like to pick out at least one book to highlight for this meme. To see what others found this week, click here.
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese: I discovered this one from Matt's blog, A Guy's Moleskin Notebook (here). This family saga, centered around identical twins, takes the reader from India to Ethiopia to New York. It is story of family wounds, medicine, and healing on a number of levels. See Matt's review for more.
A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley: This audiobook (also available in print) received an Earphones award from AudioFile magazine. It is the first in a mystery series that takes place in Africa. From the publisher's summary: "A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, . . . [the novel cuts] to the heart of today's Botswana--a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers."
9 comments:
The 2nd one looks like it would "sound" great. I keep telling my honey that I want an mp3 for Christmas so that I can start listening to audio books. *fingers crossed* =)
Cutting for Stone sounds like a good read.
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Cutting for Stone really appeals to me since I love family sagas!
Shana
Literarily
I like stories about families too.
Here are my finds this week.
I'm on the waiting list at PBS for A Carrion Death. I wish someone would cough it up quick!
Cutting for Stone sounds really good. I'll have to check into that one.
I have an ARC of Cutting for Stone on my shelf right now, and it's all I can do not to abandon my other books and go right to it.
I have to go with the crowd and say that Cutting for Stone looks really good. I had that on my list awhile back but I can't remember from where.
i have no clue about both these books :)
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