December host: Suko’s Notebook
Synopsis: Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette’s intensifying allergy to Seattle–and people in general–has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret correspondence–creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter’s role in an absurd world. Purchased with a Christmas gift card from my godson 🙂
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Synopsis: Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.
Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off-track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni finds the old Victorian where she grew up as crammed full of secrets as it is with clutter. Now she must put her mother’s house in order—and uncover long-buried truths about Evie and her aunt, Anna, who vanished fifty years earlier on the eve of her wedding. By shedding light on the past, Toni illuminates her own mistakes and learns the most unexpected things about love, magic, and a little black dress with the power to break hearts…and mend them. I bought it.
What was in your mailbox?
Both look good 🙂
happy New year 😀
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Enjoy your reads and all the very best for 2013.
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Little Black Dress sounds very interesting! Have a lovely new year 🙂
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Oh, I enjoyed both of the books you received…hope you do, too! Thanks for sharing and have a great New Year.
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I read “Where’d You Go Bernadette.” It was funny and enjoyable. Enjoy both of your new books. Happy New Year.
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The Maria Semple book sounds fun. I have it on my iPod. Happy New Year Mary.
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Enjoy your books, Mary. Happy New Year to you and yours!
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Have fun with Bernadette. It was quirky but enjoyable.
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I read and liked Little Black Dress. The first book got some great reviews too. Enjoy both books!
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I liked Little Black Dress. Enjoy and have a happy and blessed New Years!
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Hi Mary,
Both of your books look like fun reads, although I am not sure whether they would be for me or not.
‘Little Black Dress’ does seem to receive popular support from several other commenters though, so it might well be one I shall bear in mind.
I hope that you enjoy them both,
A Very Happy New Year!
Yvonne
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I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Mary. Thanks for participating in MM this month. 🙂 Have a happy and healthy 2013!
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I hope you enjoy Where’d You Go, Bernadette as much as I did. Enjoy your new books!
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Where’ d You Go Bernadette looks interesting! Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
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You will LOVE Little Black Dresss…I read it a while ago. ENJOY it, and also enjoy Bernadette.
Happy New Year!!!
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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For once I’ve read both of those! I enjoyed them both.
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Both look good, especially the first one. Happy reading and Happy New Year!
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Love the cover on the first one! Enjoy your reads, Happy New Year!
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I think Little Black Dress is one I’d really enjoy.
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Happy New Year, Mary! Both of your new acquisitions look good!
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I very much want to read the Bernadette book. I’ll be looking for your review!
Happy New Year — wishing you lots of 5 star reads!
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I’ve been thinking of reading Bernadette but on audio instead. Hope you enjoy both of these!!
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I’ve heard so many good things about the Bernadette book. I hope you enjoy your new books!
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