This is the last day of a week of vacation for me and it's been great. I've had time to relax, do a bit of work around the place, go to local farmers' markets and, best of all, read. I've gone through three books and might just get to four by the end of the day. Plus I read about a third of another book.
One of the first books I read this week was Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman, sent to me by Anneliese Grosfeld at Simon and Schuster Canada. She thought I might like it, after reading an earlier entry in my blog. And she was right. Seems Freeman is a friend of Kate Morton, who has written books I also like. Freeman's book is about several generations of a family, their lives and things hidden in the past, things that change lives, things not always pleasant. There's tragedy in the past, misfortune in the present but always a sense of strength and endurance. And hope and a new beginning.
I love books about families, books that look at generations and how the present is built on the past, a past that those of us in the present might not even be aware of. Because that's what families are about. We are here and who we are because of our families.
Wildflower Hill was a great read and I recommend it to anyone who likes stories of families who learn about themselves and previous generations as they explore life. I'll be passing this on to my oldest sister since she enjoys books like this too.
And I want to check out books written by Freeman as Kim Wilkins, her real name.
This week I've also read A Red Herring without Mustard (another good Flavia de Luce mystery) by Alan Bradley, Toronto born and Cobourg raised, and Knit for the Season by Kate Jacobs (a Friday Night Knitting Club novel.) I'm now reading more Canadian contest, The Murder Stone by Louise Penny (another Chief Inspector Gamache mystery), and I'm loving it.
What are you reading?
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