This Week in Books is a weekly round-up hosted by Lypsyy Lost & Found, about what I’ve been reading Now, Then & Next. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.
Now:
I’m currently reading:
- The Last Girl by Jane Casey, the third Maeve Kerrigan book. The only witness to the murder of her mother and twin sister and the attack on her father is a teenager. Maeve’s first thought is that this is a domestic dispute gone bad.
- Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey, a complete contrast to The Last Girl. There is only one thing Maud is sure about – her friend Elizabeth is missing and nobody seems to be taking her seriously. It’s going really well so far.
- Nothing To Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes – non fiction, a memoir, a meditation on death and the fear of dying.
Then:
I’ve recently read (links are to my posts on the books):
- The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld – historical crime fiction.
- Dreamwalker: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book One by James Oswald on my Kindle – fantasy fiction.
- Nora Webster by Colm Toibin (no post, linked to Amazon.uk)
My thoughts: Set in the late 1960s in Wexford, Ireland this is a portrait of recently widowed Nora Webster. Unmoored by her sudden loss and the needs of her children Nora finds a strength within herself and through the discovery of music and the gift of friendship finds a way to live again. It’s a vivid portrait of a woman initially locked within her grief, claustrophobic and intensely personal, and focussing on daily life in all its boredom, frustration and triviality. A moving book.
Next:
As usual I’m undecided about what to read next. It will probably be Out of Africa by Karen Blixen, my spin result for the Classics Club Spin. But I also have my eye on Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers, another Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane book and Gray Mountain by John Grisham another of his legal thrillers although I see it has some bad reviews on Amazon. Both are books I’ve borrowed from the library. I have a feeling I’ll pick Have His Carcase when the time comes.
Historical crime fiction sounds really fun! Enjoy your books and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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Wow. You’ve got some very intriguing books on your list. 🙂 I hope that you enjoy them all.
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Oh I love your choices this week – I have Nora Webster to read although like you wasn’t won over by The Interpretation of Murder and I’m a huge Jane Casey fan! Here is my Wednesday post https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/this-week-in-books-april-15/
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I’d really like to read more Julian Barnes. I loved Sense of an Ending or whatever it was called 😉
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I hope you’re enjoying the Casey, Margaret. I admit I’m biased, but I do like her work. You’ve got some other good reads there, and some great ones coming up. Glad you’re having a good reading week.
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