I discovered a forgotten box of books in the attic!
Maybe this isn't exactly an adventure. It's not like I found a matching set of first edition Jane Austen or anything. And it's not like my attic is the romantic, trunk-filled garret of children's books.
My attic is really the top floor of my house, where my home office is. But confessing that I found a box of books I bought at the Friends of the Library store last December and then forgot about in holiday hubbub doesn't sound very exciting. It sounds like real life - messy and disorganized.
These are my "new to me all over again" books in the attic:
French Lessons by Ellen Sussman. The novel takes place in one day, as three Americans spend the day in Paris with their French tutors. Sounds like an interesting premise.
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn. A novel that imagines what would happen if the Queen went on a little trip by herself.
A Pig in Provence by Georgeanne Brennan. An ex-pat memoir by a woman who moved to the south of France in the late 1970s with her husband and young child.
The White Russian by Tom Bradby. A murder mystery set in St. Petersburg in 1917, the last days of the tsars.
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille, the 7th book in the John Corey series, although I can't keep them straight.
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett. Historical fiction about an antiquarian bookseller searching for the true identity of Shakespeare.
What looks good? What books did you get, or find, last week?
There were other books in the box. But they aren't for me. I bought them for my mom and my sister, intending to give them to them for Christmas, I'm sure. My sister's birthday is this week, so now she will get them for her birthday instead. We are planning to see each other for a six feet a-PARTY, since Portland is still shut down for coronavirus.
Leslie of Under My Apple Tree, Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit, and Martha of Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf host Mailbox Monday, a weekly "show & tell" blog event where participants share the books they acquired the week before. Visit the Mailbox Monday website to find links to all the participants' posts.
I would be excited if I found a forgotten box of books! The Bookman's Tale is the one that caught my eye. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI was excited! And Bookman's Tale has me intrigued.
DeleteHow fun!!
ReplyDeleteENJOY all of them, and Happy June Reading!!
I plan to enjoy them! Although my sister snagged a few of them. That's what sisters are like. :)
DeleteOh wow! I would love to find a box of forgotten books in my house. There probably is one somewhere here, I must start looking :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your treasure hunt!
DeleteHa - I have done that a time or two - finding a box or bag of books I bought at a yard sale a few months later.
ReplyDeleteThe White Russian and Bookman's Tale get a second look from me.
Have a good week - stay safe!
If only I had the same luck finding the things I remember losing! Have a good week and stay safe too!
DeleteHow exciting to find a book stash!
ReplyDeleteI used to love Nelson DeMille books but it has been years since I read one.
I like DeMille but haven't kept good track of which ones I've read. They kind of sound the same.
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