I think I hit a bit of a wall this week with things being stressful and crazy around here. I'm trying to make some time for myself to breathe, so it was good to run away for a bit on Sunday afternoon and visit two of my sisters with my mom.
Part of taking good care of me is reading, of course. I read Truevine this week, which follows the lives of brothers who performed in a circus sideshow and the difficulties that shaped their family as poor black people living in Virginia. Then I curled up in bed with the latest edition of Saga.
![Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South](http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469405941l/28962954.jpg)
![Saga, Volume 6](http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455727676l/28862528.jpg)
Next up is Lessons in Belonging From A Church-Going Commitment Phobe and then I will continue my week of faceless women with Kate Forsyth's novel The Wild Girl.
![Lessons in Belonging from a Church-Going Commitment Phobe](http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404961947l/22334747.jpg)
![The Wild Girl](http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410982590l/23014642.jpg)
What are you reading this week?
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It's aways good to take time for yourself. Everyone else benefits from it! Enjoy the "faceless" women!
ReplyDeleteLol, yes similar cover characteristics. I hate to say that sometimes covers can make or break my decision to pick up a book.
ReplyDeleteThe Forsyth book looks interesting to me. Enjoy your week and try not to be stressed.
Truevine sounds interesting. I will have to look it up.
ReplyDeleteJust read your About Me page. What an interesting life you have ^__^. Thank you so much for stopping by my little blog. You had a good, solid reading this week. I'm interested in seeing what you think of Kate Forsyth's book. I read her Bittergreens for Dewey's read-a-thon last year and what a fractured fairy tale for adults!
ReplyDeleteha ha - the Faceless Women comment made me laugh! Weird coincidence!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of these books yet, but they all sound interesting.
November IS crazy - I can't believe we are here already, with Thanksgiving break just 2 weeks away - yikes!
Hope you enjoy your books this week -
Sue
Book By Book
Reading is definitely something I turn to when I need a little me time - time to yourself every now and then is so important!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your books, and have a great week!