It’s that time of year here in the Cleveland area. Once again, we’ve managed to avoid Spring altogether & proceed directly to Summer. And it’s Hot!
I recommend heading into the library ASAP, grabbing a book or two, a cold beverage of your choice, and settling into a cool comfortable afternoon spent reading.
If you are looking for a great title to help while away this heat, try Raffaella Barker’s Hens’ Dancing or Summertime. In both of these books, Venetia Summer is trying to keep her head above water and raise her two children in her ramshackle cottage. Sure Venetia has her share of problems: an evil ex-husband, an overbearing and usually hung-over mother, a house full of chickens & dogs, and an unreliable automobile. But, Venetia is adorable and readers will actually envy her despite her many woes. She lives in the English countryside, she’s funny and tough in the face of adversity and of course, there is promise of new love on the horizon. Almost makes a reader want to be this character, actually.
I’m patiently waiting for a new release by this fabulous author. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and keep our cool, shall we?
~Carol
Read it or Weep 