We went to a discount/used bookstore today, and I bought more books! Because the "to read" pile atop my piano isn't quite at avalanche level yet. I found...
1. The Canterbury Tales: A Prose Version in Modern English by David Wrighta
2. The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
3. Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton a
4. Welcome Home: Travels in Smalltown Canada by Stuart McLean
5. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
In addition, I have borrowed the following books from my Mom's bookshelf:
1. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock a
2. Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup a
3. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwella
My piano's going to get pretty full!
And I finished reading "The First Time" by Joy Fielding before I left on vacation. Joy Fielding is a really good fiction writer. Her novels are easy to read, but they draw you in and often leave you with something to think about. In this one, a woman splits up with her husband because he is cheating on her, and then discovers she has a fatal illness. It inspired thoughts on selflessness and relationships, and how sometimes the things we pretend eventually become true.
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