Wednesday, July 13, 2011

July Book...sorry its late!

Okay, I have FINALLY chosen a book for this month. I apologize for taking so long. One of my sisters recommended a book to me months ago and I was trying to hunt her down (she is on vacation) and get the details. Long story short, I'm not completely sure I know which book she was referring too as there are several with very similar titles. I'll have to do more research and choose that one on my next turn.
So....without further delay, here is the book I have chosen instead.

All Other Nights
by Dara Horn




I read several overviews of the book, but all of the good ones kind of gave away the story. Here is one I found that remained ambiguous, but it also doesn't make it sound quite as interesting. Happy reading!

"How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army, it is a question his commanders have answered for him: on Passover in 1862 he is ordered to murder his own uncle, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln.

After that night, will Jacob ever speak for himself? The answer comes when his commanders send him on another mission—this time not to murder a spy but to marry one.

A page-turner rich with romance and the history of America (North and South), this is a book only Dara Horn could have written. Full of insight and surprise, layered with meaning, it is a brilliant parable of the moral divide that still haunts us: between those who value family first and those dedicated, at any cost, to social and racial justice for all."--From the Barnes & Noble Website


Thursday, July 7, 2011

Hello? Is anyone out there?

I have been a horrible book club member this past couple of months. I'm sorry! Has anyone finished reading "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less"? I have to be honest, I haven't even started it. I put it on hold at the library right when Amy announced it, and I still haven't heard anything from them. I'm going to head over there on my lunch break and see if I can find a copy. If nobody has finished, should I wait to announce a new book for July? Or do you all vote that I go ahead and pick something? I'm cool with whatever...majority rules.
How is everyone's summer going?