An Irish Country Wedding

An Irish Country Wedding by Patrick Taylor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I adore Patrick Taylor's series on my favorite country doctors. Reminiscent of All Creatures Great and Small and the BBC series Balleykissangel, the cast of characters are loveable and hardworking. Set in Ireland, in the small village of Ballybucklebo, the doctors Flahertie O'Reilly and Barry Laverty continue their GP duties, with an eye to also help their neighbors. O'Reilly is set to wed his love Kitty O'Hallorhan while Laverty has found a new girlfriend. The kitchen wonder Kinky Kincaid comes down with a possible hernia and is rushed off to the hospital, leaving the two men helpless, since neither can cook! The village residents step up to the plate to make sure their favorite docs don't do without.

This is book seven and I personally hate to see an ending to this series....

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Unwritten

Unwritten by Charles Martin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Two hurting people with secrets and painful memories - one that has already fallen off the map and another that's ready to make the leap...and a priest in the center willing to help both. The Ten Thousand Islands, off the west coast of Florida, is just the place to hide...

Could NOT put this book down....be sure to check out the afterword and Reading Club Guide.

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The Midwife of Hope River

The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Meet Patience Murphy, formerly know as Elizabeth Snyder and on the run labor union activist, who now hides out in the mountains of West Virginia delivering babies. Patience has seen much sorrow and now at 36 is carrying on her mentor's midwifery skills alone after a few year's apprenticeship. Neither color of skin nor wealth does Patience consider when called out - day or night to attend a birthing, mourning deeply when baby or mother doesn't make it. It's not much in the way of a paying job, but it just allows Patience to continue her reticence in her cozy cabin.

Set after the Great Depression, Patricia Harman's main character Patience speaks through her diary. Slowly you will learn of Patience's own secret that causes her to hide in Liberty. The world of West Virginia mining and labor disputes, mountain hollows and tiny towns comes clearly into view while reading Patricia Harman's novel.

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And Then I Found You: A Novel

And Then I Found You: A Novel by Patti Callahan Henry
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Katie hasn't loved another man since she kissed Jack Adams in the moonlight by the May River - at the time she was only 13. Fast forward to Kate, now 35 and trendy boutique owner, who panics when she discovers she will soon to be proposed to by her very patient boyfriend, Rowan Irving. But, Rowan doesn't know the secret that Kate has hidden since she was 22 - only her, Jack, and her family are aware of the deep, drowning sorrow that Kate carries. How can Kate move ahead with her life when her heart is set in the past...


Beautiful writing..

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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Talk about a sense of outrageous humor - this book is laugh right out loud funny, braying like a donkey until your eyes tear up funny! The Supremes are three best friends, now in their fifties, who talk daily and meet at their local diner, Big Earl's, for lunch every Sunday after church. The women have always been there for each other through the many ups and downs that life has handed their way. Barbara Jean has faced the horrifying loss of her only child, Clarice is still dealing with her husband's affairs, and Odette will soon learn she is facing her life's biggest challenge. The ladies and their spouses, who know each other's strengths and weaknesses, go from wanting to strangle the other to crying and hugging their neck.

Edward Kelsey Moore has previously written short stories and this successful novel is his very first.



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