March's Book of the Month

Hello Everyone! I chose the picture posted above because it reminds me of reading to my daughter Mareena when she was little. Every afternoon until she was about eight or nine years old, we would take one of her books that she wanted to read or that she was reading and we would curl up together on my big bed. 

We would spend an hour or so reading a chapter of her book, and then take a nap together. Her absolutely favorite author at that time was an English author named Enid Blyton. Ahh, nice memories...

My picks for 'Books of the Month' will be decidedly more adult these days, but they will be from almost any genre. March's Book of the Month is: 

 Crescent City by Belva Plain

Published as: Crescent City in February 1984

Publisher: Doubleday

Birth Name: Belva Offenberg

Born: 9 October 1915 in New York City, New York

Died: 12 October 2010 in Short Hills. New Jersey

Canonical Name: Belva Plain

Pseudonyms: None

Crescent City by Belva Plain was the twenty-third book that I read in 2012. I have had this book on my TBR bookshelf since June 1, 2009 although I didn't actually read it until March of 2012. It took me four days to read this book and it is definitely a keeper for me.  

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Lawrence Sanders - The Case of Lucy Bending

26. The Case of Lucy Bending by Lawrence Sanders (1982)
Length: 440 pages
Genre: Contemporary Mystery
Started: 23 March 2012
Finished: 31 March 2012
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 June 2009
Why do I have it? I do like contemporary mysteries and had read one of Lawrence Sanders' later books and enjoyed it.


Lucy is eight years old. She is an incredibly sweet and beautiful little girl with a precocious streak. Her worried parents send her to a psychiatrist when she begins to show signs of odd behavior. The psychiatrist searches for the reasons behind young Lucy's seductive and murderous intentions which seem incredibly practiced for an eight year old.


I really enjoyed this book. It delved into the effect that a parent's behavior has on a child's development. I give this book an A+!


A+! - (96-100%)

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

March's Book of the Month

Hello Everyone! I chose the picture posted above because it reminds me of reading to my daughter Mareena when she was little. Every afternoon until she was about eight or nine years old, we would take one of her books that she wanted to read or that she was reading and we would curl up together on my big bed. 

We would spend an hour or so reading a chapter of her book, and then take a nap together. Her absolutely favorite author at that time was an English author named Enid Blyton. Ahh, nice memories...

My picks for 'Books of the Month' will be decidedly more adult these days, but they will be from almost any genre. March's Book of the Month is: 

 Crescent City by Belva Plain

Published as: Crescent City in February 1, 1984

Publisher: Doubleday

Birth Name: Belva Offenberg

Born: 9 October 1915 in New York City, New York

Died: 12 October 2010 in Short Hills. New Jersey

Canonical Name: Belva Plain

Pseudonyms: None

Crescent City by Belva Plain was the twenty-third book that I read in 2012. I have had this book on my TBR bookshelf since June 1, 2009 although I didn't actually read it until March of 2012. It took me four days to read this book and it is definitely a keeper for me.  

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Sara Davidson - Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties

25. Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties by Sara Davidson (1977)
Length: 367 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction
Started: 18 March 2012
Finished: 22 March 2012
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 June 2009
Why do I have it? I like quite a bit of non-fiction and Sara Davidson is a new author for me.

This book follows the lives and friendships of three young women from their first meeting with each other in 1962 at the University of California at Berkley through the events that "radicalized" them all after college. They all were living during the tumultuous decade known as the "Swinging Sixties" in the "birthplace" of many radical movements - Berkley. Susie is a young woman just becoming involved with the Free Speech Movement in Berkley and finds herself navigating through the early struggle for women's rights. Tasha enters the trendy art and society scene in New York. Sara, an idealistic journalist, travels the country reporting on the stories of the time.

I did enjoy this book very much and thought that it was very well-written. I grew up in the sixties in England; and although there was quite a radical culture that developed in parts of England during the sixties; I never really moved in those circles during college life myself, so never became "radicalized" the way others may have been during the sixties. I give this book an A!

A! - (90-95%)



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Agatha Christie - Towards Zero

24. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie (1944)
Superintendent Battle Series Book 5
Length: 208 pages
Genre: Contemporary Mystery
Started: 16 March 2012
Finished: 18 March 2012
Where did it come from? From Bookmooch
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 14 March 2012
Why do I have it? Mareena's friend Katie gave me a whole list of Agatha Christie titles to read and this was one of the titles she had mentioned.


What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, perhaps nothing, but to Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, these are the only potential clues available to him when he's sent to investigate a murder that takes place during a house party being held at the seaside home of an elderly bedridden lady. I did really enjoy this book. It's actually the second Agatha Christie book that I've ever read and I give it an A!


A! - (90-95%)


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Have a happy St. Patrick's Day!

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I hope that everyone; old and new friends, online and offline friends, and family from all over, have a wonderful and much blessed St. Patrick's Day. I am truly honored and blessed to have you all in my life! :)

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Belva Plain - Crescent City

23. Crescent City by Belva Plain (1984)
Length: 429 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Started: 12 March 2012
Finished: 16 March 2012
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 June 2009
Why do I have it? I like Belva Plain as an author and have read and enjoyed several  books by this author in the past.


She was the stunning daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From an idyllic childhood in opulent New Orleans, Miriam Raphael would be swept up into the turmoil of the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a forbidden man and a forbidden cause, Miriam is at the center of a whirlwind of divided loyalties and divided hearts.


I really enjoyed this book. This was the first time that I have read this book, even though I love Belva Plain as an author. This is actually the first book that I've read that takes place during the American Civil War and give it a strong A+!


A+! - (96-100%)


Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight