12 December 2008

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."
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9 comments:

  1. KyleeJ12/12/08, 9:52 AM

    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* =)

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  2. Anonymous12/12/08, 10:12 AM

    Cutting for Stone sounds like a good read.

    Here is mine.

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  3. Shana12/12/08, 10:15 AM

    Cutting for Stone really appeals to me since I love family sagas!

    Shana
    Literarily

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  4. Eidin12/12/08, 1:25 PM

    I like stories about families too.

    Here are my finds this week.

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  5. Cathy12/12/08, 1:36 PM

    I'm on the waiting list at PBS for A Carrion Death. I wish someone would cough it up quick!

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  6. Darlene12/12/08, 1:40 PM

    Cutting for Stone sounds really good. I'll have to check into that one.

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  7. Anonymous12/12/08, 2:04 PM

    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.

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  8. Anonymous12/12/08, 11:24 PM

    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.

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  9. Anonymous12/14/08, 2:11 AM

    i have no clue about both these books :)

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