Recently I received a few new books which will be published in February. They all sound good and I want to dive into them now but you know how that is. Anyway, want to hear about the books?
First, there’s Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. I received this one from the BookBrowse First Impressions program. This book is an epic novel that features twin brothers who grow up in Ethiopia after their mother dies and their father abandons them. Matt recently mentioned this was one of his favorite reads in 08.
Then I have The Vagrants by Yiyun Li. This story takes the reader to Communist China in 1979 when Beijing was rocked by the Democratic Wall Movement, an anti-Communist groundswell designed to move China beyond the dark shadow of the Cultural Revolution toward a more enlightened and open society.
Finally, I also have Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh Moaveni. American-born journalist Azadeh Moaveni returns to Iran in 2005 to cover the rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. While she’s there, the unexpected happens: she meets her soul mate, falls in love, and becomes pregnant. Now she must face a future that she didn’t quite plan.
What about you? Which books are you looking forward to, and have you been lucky enough to score an ARC? Tell me so I can add more books to my list.
All of them sounds great, Iliana! I’ll have to check out those books soon! 🙂
You will be receiving an award on my blog tomorrow…stay tuned.
I’ve got the new Jodi Picoult book (Handle With Care) in my stacks, as well as the new Judith Ryan Hendricks (The Laws of Harmony). Oh, and Susanne Dunlap’s The Musician’s Daughter. It’s a Young Adult novel that sounds promising. Now to find the time…
The new Maisie Dobbs mystery is my recent really good score. There are a few other books I wish I could get (only as I hate having to wait to read them), but I must try and be patient! Honeymoon in Tehran sounds especially interesting! Have fun with your new books.
Melody – They do sound great don’t they? I can’t wait to dive in! 🙂
Serena – Yippee! Thank you. I don’t have easy access to internet right now as I’m visiting my mom but as soon as I’m back home I’ll check it out 🙂
Les in NE – I’ve not heard of any of those so of course I’m going to have to go look for them and see what I’m missing out on 🙂 Enjoy your new books!
Danielle – You are a lucky girl! I can’t wait to read that one. I know what you mean about trying to be patient. It’s so hard when it comes to book isn’t it 🙂
Sounds like you’ve got a good list there. I’m currently reading The Terror by Dan Simmons but it’s slow moving at the moment. I requested a bunch of book from the library so they are ready for pick up when I return home from the holidays. I found your blog through the blogroll and thought I would say hello 🙂 Your journals are beautiful! I recently started making my own journals, but I’m still just a beginner. Yours are definitely an inspiration!
– Lu
New books and ARCs – you are one lucky lady!
I have a few ARCs in my pile. I’m a bit behind. Darn holidays! I gave you an award as well. 🙂
I hope you enjoy Cutting For stone as much as I do. I’m going to her reading next month in Stanford. 🙂
Lu – I’ve heard very good things about The Terror so hopefully it’ll pick up for you. I love the library too and find it so hard to stay away. Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hi. I’ll definitely pop over to your blog. And, yay for another bookmaker – isn’t bookbinding the best! 🙂
Isabel – I am! 😉
Anna – I know, if it isn’t the holidays it’s something else right. Thank you for the Award Anna. I’ll stop in soon!
Matt – Oh how fun! I still haven’t gotten to it but am hoping to start it this weekend 🙂
Those all sound good, Iliana. I have the Moaveni book sitting here to read as well. There are so many good titles coming out. It’s hard to know where to start!