Spell the Month in Books – August

Can you Spell the Month in Books?  This meme is hosted by Reviews From the Stacks and occurs on the second Saturday of each month.

A    Anna and Her Daughters by D.E. Stevenson (1958). When Anna’s husband dies, she and her three daughters reduce their expenses by moving to a modest cottage in Scotland and making do. It is Jane, the youngest daughter, who surprises everyone by becoming a bestselling author. Happily, this book is now back in print from Dean Street Press. My review.

U     Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane (2018). Clementine is the only survivor of a plane crash. She is a media sensation when she wakes up in a hospital in Ireland and escapes to assume a new identity. This sounded really good but I found it hard to like Clementine or care much about her angst. On the other hand, there aren’t a lot of books that begin with U!

G     Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge (1944). Two sisters on the Isle of Guernsey in the 19th century fall for the same man with disastrous results. Of course, don’t these love triangles usually result in disaster – especially in fiction? I have been thinking about Goudge a lot recently due to my trip to her native heath in June. My review.

U     Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll (2018). I loved this YA novel about three quirky teens in Atlanta who work at a store that sells luggage lost and never claimed by airline travelers. So intrigued to see she has a new book coming this month called That’s Debatable. My review.

S     A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond (1976). The Morgan children are living in Wales while their father is on sabbatical when they find a harp key that reveals flashbacks to the life of the ancient bard Taliesin. This was a Newbery Honor book. My review.

T     Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (2019). This is a delightful story about a female firefighter who moves to Massachusetts to be near her ailing mother and how she copes with the new area, new job, and new relationships. I like this author and am about to start my third book by her. My review.

See you in September!  Wait, that's the name of a book by one of my favorite authors!