B-Mother

I also finished B-Mother by Maureen O'Brien. I don't usually read books about birthmothers, but this one was recommended and I borrowed it from the library, so the commitment was low.

It was actually a really good and compelling story of a teenager giving up her child for adoption and the intervening years until they reunite. There were bits of it that was a bit trite and the author throws a whole lot at the main character.

But the emotions are right on and it was a quick read.

Unaccustomed Earth

I just finished Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri and it was another excellent collection of stories by one of my favorite authors. Definitely 5 stars!

I had read some of them before but it was fun to read them as a collection.

Three stories about Hema and Kashuik that were published together in this collection and while I had already read two of them, it was great to read them in order. The third one was new and the ending was kind of crushing. But still worth reading.

Lahiri is at her best in her short stories and while the themes are the same or similar, each has a different spin to make it memorable.

Only Goodness

This is how the short story Only Goodness from Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection begins:
"It was Sudha who'd introduced Rahul to alcohol, one weekend he came to visit her at Penn - to his first drink from a keg and then, the next morning in the dining hall, his first cup of coffee."

Such a great start to a really good story. And, without giving too much away, what you think happens does.

Unaccustomed Earth - Part 1

I started reading Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth.

I've read three of the stories so far and they were fabulous. I'm trying to read this slowly and savor each story!

Chidren's Book Week Bookmark

Just in time for Children's Book Week, here's a cute bookmark. And it reinforces Mrs. Sherman's teaching.

http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbweek/teachers/gramatky.html