Monday, February 15, 2010

Monday Mailbox

As if to make-up for the very slow week last week, quite a few books came my way this past week. For a while there I had more books than there were days of the week. Crazy! I think I invited this nuttiness by suggesting last week that the slowness might actually help me get caught-up. But if taunting the review book fairy nets me more wonderful books in my mailbox, remind me to try it every week! This past week's mailbox arrival:

Eternal on the Water by Jospeh Monninger came from Sarah at Simon and Schuster for a book tour.
I am a sucker for anything with water on the cover or in the title. This story of an enduring love begun on a river and now facing a terrible tragedy is completely appealing on so many levels.

Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott came from the publisher via Shelf Awareness.
Who doesn't love Anne Lamott's writing? And Lamott writing a novel about a seemingly perfect teenager who is lying to her parents as the siren song of drugs and alcohol pull her under can only be great.

Corked by Kathryn Borel came from Anna at Hachette.
I am no oenophile. As a matter of fact, I don't really like wine at all but I am fascinated by the idea of it and by the idea that learning about it could bring this father and daughter closer together. And I'll be having a giveaway for this one so be sure to check back and enter to win.

Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney came from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
A sprawling vaudvillian novel of Ireland. Need I say more?

The Writing on My Forehead by Nafisa Haji came from the pulisher via TLC Books Tours for a book tour.
An American teenager of Pakistani descent uncovers family secrets when she goes over to Karachi for a family wedding, changing the entire direction of her life. Billed as a novel about family and choice and what defines us, this sounds completely delicious.

As always, if you'd like to see the marvelous goodies in other people's mailboxes, make sure to visit Marcia at The Printed Page and enjoy seeing how we are all doing our part to keep the USPS and delivery services viable.

19 comments:

  1. Hope you love Eternal on the Water as much as I did, get the tissues out :-)

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  2. You had a great week! I got Corked too. Enjoy!

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  3. Eternal on the Water looks fabulous. Nice variety this week.
    Have a great week and happy reading! My MM is here

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  4. Great arrivals this week. I have Eternal on the Water and Writing on My Forehead. The Frank Delaney books really sounds great; enjoy them all.

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  5. I'm trying to keep my fierce jealousy at bay....Anne Lamott's new book? I can't wait to read this one, though I must say I always like her nonfiction better than her fiction.

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  6. What a great list! I'll watch for reviews. Have a great week.

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  7. I got Eternal on Water too - I am halfway through it and love it!

    Enjoy your books!

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  8. Are you at all surprised that I pretty much want to read every book on your list???? Enjoy and I'll be looking for those reviews so that I can add 'em to my wish list :)

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  9. Great mailbox! Eternal on the Water is such a good book. Keep the kleenex on hand! Enjoy all your new reads!

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  10. You have a great selection from last week. Eternal on the Water sounds interesting and I am adding The Writing on my Forehead to my wishlist right now. I hope you enjoy them.

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  11. What a lovely batch of books! I read "Eternal on the Water" just a bit ago. I can't wait to hear what you think of it.

    My mailbox haul is here.

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  12. Looks like you got some excellent books. I must say Imperfect Birds sounds intriguing and I've seen Eternal Water all around the blogsphere and would love to get my hands on it! Enjoy!

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  13. Ooh you had a really good week, these all look great. Happy reading. My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  14. i keep seeing Corked. makes me very curious.

    Want to enter my Book Lover's Basket Giveaway?? It would help my family a ton in the long run too!!

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-lovers-prize-basket-international.html

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  15. Wow! I really want Imperfect Birds. Anne LaMott is a recovering addict, so she has a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw on.

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  16. I'm waiting for my copy of Corked to arrive. Looks interesting.
    I left you an award at my blog:
    http://maxinereads.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-sweet.html

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  17. I'm waiting on Writing on my Forehead for a TLC tour. Looks like you got some other good books. Happy reading.

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  18. I'm looking forward to your review of Corked! Just like you, I am not much fascinated by wine! But the book sounds interesting!

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  19. A lot of good ones this week! I'm looking forward to your thoughts.

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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