Mailbox Monday is touring through blogs. For the month of October it will be hosted by She Reads and Reads. Next month the tour moves to Knitting and Sundries where it will be hosted for the month of November.
Mailbox Monday was created by The Printed Page. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their home last week.
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New books in my mailbox last week:
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton for review from the publisher.
A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WW II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn’t been the same since her fiance jilted her in 1941.
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg for review from Doubleday.
Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty expectations of his Orthodox Jewish upbringing. And his romantic existence as a freelance obituary writer just isn’t cutting it. Seeking direction—and dental insurance—Steinberg takes a job as a librarian in a tough Boston prison.
Mailbox Monday is touring through blogs. For the month of October it will be hosted by She Reads and Reads. Next month the tour moves to Knitting and Sundries where it will be hosted for the month of November.
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That Avi Steinberg is quite the character. I bet it’s an interesting book. Enjoy your books! =)
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Both books sound interesting…Enjoy!! I see you have Ah-choo….I have it as well…..need to get it read.
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Wow, this is the third site I’ve been on in 2 days with the Distant Hours. I think its a sign. Must go to B&N today LOL. Now, what to do with all the children…
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They both look great to me!! I’m anxious to see what everyone thinks of The Distant Hours.
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I’ve seen The Distant Hours in so many mailboxes. Looking forward to the reviews!
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You got some really good reads in the Mailbox. Enjoy them and can’t wait to hear what your thoughts next.
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The Distant Hours has really piqued my interest…the other one looks fascinating, too. Hope you enjoy them.
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Both books look good. I am looking forward to reading Distant Hours. It seems to be pretty popular in the mailboxes this week. Enjoy!
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I’ve seen a few bloggers who got The Distant Hours. Looks like a good book! Enjoy!
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The prison librarian one sounds interesting. I have The Distant Hours and can’t wait to read it. My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
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Both books seem good. I have seen lots of posts re the Morton book but your second book is new to me.
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I received The Distant Hours after I posted my MM post this morning. It’s a brick, but it sounds great. Happy reading!
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I received the Distant Hours too. Enjoy!!
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The Distant Hours sounds great, and I’ve heard awesome things about Kate Morton. Can’t wait to read that one, too!
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