pickSet in early 1900s Iowa, the return of Ruth to the small town she left years with another woman‘s husband, has unexpected consequences as everyone is forced to confront their feelings about her and her actions. This book surprised me so many times and although times have changes I found this more thought provoking than expected because of how sympathetically the characters are treated.
pickRuth has left town with Stuart, the love of her life though a married man. This is Texas in the early 20th century and it‘s a scandal. When Ruth returns years later to take care of her dying father, it has consequences for all her former friends and family still living there. They need to reconsider their perspective on Ruth, which makes for uncomfortable situations.
Glaspell captures the conservative, traditional small town zeitgeist very well.
pickThis book was published in 1915, but feels quite modern. A quietly powerful read. Now I want to learn more about its author. I am thankful to Persephone Books for helping me discover this story! This was my July #DoubleSpin pick — finished the last day of the year. 🎊
#BookSpinBINGO
Just eight books read this month, but I‘m in the middle of two more, so those will go on my August list. I‘m happy to have caught up on my #BookSpin picks; I hope to read my July #doublespin (the tagged book) in the next month.
Welcome, July! I am so very ready for this month‘s #BookSpinBINGO! I‘ve got lots of great reading waiting for me on my bookshelves.
Happy Valentine‘s Day to me! First stop of the day was Persephone where I treated myself to 9 books ??♀️ I had stopped myself at 8, but when I told the kind employee that I am from Ohio she recommended the tagged book as the author is also from there, which I couldn‘t resist. Sitting at the café I realized the author happens to be from Iowa (close enough ?) but I‘m happy with my purchase regardless!!!
Now that I‘m an adult, I will admit at home, with creature comforts at hand is where I truly prefer to read. But, there‘s also something about a good café. The buzz of conversation in the air, the clink of a cup on a saucer, the espresso machine hissing in the background. It‘s such a satisfying feeling to glance up every so often, a soft smile on my lips at the thought, “what can be better than combining my love of this as well as reading!?”.
After seeing a post on IG about the #25infive readathon. I began to ho & hum over a TBR, and sketched out a tracking page in my book journal. I started a day late, since it began on the 8th, but with the weekend and a laid back Friday night, I think I‘ll be able to catch up. Pictured is my tentative TBR, all of these are on my February booklist, so we‘ll see what I can get through in the next three days! Anyone else participating?
"He could not rage against that look; he had no scorn for it. It lighted a country between them which words could not have undarkened."
Fidelity: A Novel | 
