I'm still trying to adjust to my new (and definitey not improved) job description, and reading hasn't been as plentiful for me this fall. I am happy that what I do read has been high quality. And I also do find a little bit of pleasure in having a book that I desperately want to read that I have to try and carve time out to try and fit that in.
In A Distant Valley by Shannon Bowring is the ending to the Dalton trilogy that I have loved. This series is one that could be enjoyed by readers of all ages and the small Maine town of Dalton is one full of characters whose lives intertwine - diverging, separating, reconnecting, much like the small towns I've grown up in and live in now. And the characters are complex, no one is easily summed up by a single event or action.
I'm hoping that Bowring is just getting started with her writing career. These three would be a lovely gift for the holiday season if you are looking for something to buy for a reader in your life.
I've read a few books by Katherine Reay and this may be my favorite. Any book that is Cold War adjacent is one I am instantly intrigued by. This is a dual-time line story, moving between the 1950s and 1980s. Ingrid and Anya's stories seem separate at first, but the two converge and I was thoroughly intrigued by the spying both engaged in and their skill in eluding the KGB. Reading this book makes me think I should continue with watching The Americans, set in the 80s and a show that brings back nostalgia for my childhood.
And now, I'm trying to finish up Bog Queen by Anna North. I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I'm enjoying this one and am glad I didn't pass on it, which I did consider - bogs don't seem to draw my interest very often.
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