Tuesday
I finished AN UNEXPECTED PERIL by Deanna Raybourn. 5 stars.
I think I may start a book I just got from the library that I had reserved for Gothic-Tober. ONCE UPON A RIVER by Diane Setterfield. Stand alone.
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed. Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate nonetheless. Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison, stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known.
Published 2018; 464 pages. I read her first book, THE THIRTEENTH TALE and really loved it.
I haven't been zooming through books this month. Not that I need to since I've already hit my Goodreads number of books goal. But I've felt that I've lagged. Audios do that to me. Plus I was spending a chunk of time with the Galbraith audio and time searching-sampling-discarding multiple "cat on the cover" options for scavenger hunt.
Reading update:
It was just a stress kind of day yesterday. New salesperson brought his mini dog so I was worried that Keo would kill it. My vehicle, Jarvis, is on its last legs so I had to drive the sales truck home and squeeze Keo into the fake backseat. Et cetera, et cetera. But I've got sprints tonight so maybe I'll read/listen to a good book and get some crochet time in.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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