A Small Sacrifice, by Ellen Hart

Another Hart book. More of the same.

Hunting the Witch, by Ellen Hart

Another by Hart...fun, silly.

Wicked Games, by Ellen Hart

A fluffy detective/thriller, and a new writer for me to enjoy. Very silly books with over-the-top characters, but fun to read.

A Meeting By the River, by Christopher Isherwood

This is another of my Aunt Susan's recommendations, and it was a really interesting read. It's kind of an exercise in point-of-view. You get the story of two estranged brothers coming back together as one becomes a Hindu monk, but you get the story mostly in letters from the two to each other and others, as well as a few journal entries by the monk-to-be. It's fascinating how Isherwood establishes, and allows us to discover, the character of the two men by their different voices when they write to each other, to their mother, to their wife, to their secret lovers. Very engaging.

Enigma, by Thomas Harris

So this has been my "car book" for the last few months. It's the book I leave in my car for when I forget to bring a book, so that I always have something to read. I've read it before, a long time ago. I read it in little chunks over a long time, but it's an engaging story about WWII code-breakers at Bletchley. Just enough math to make it interesting, without making it unreadable.

My Story, by Marilyn Monroe w/Ben Hecht

Now, I'm not the kind of Marilyn Monroe fan who has MM pajamas, and a MM coffee mug, and pictures of MM on her walls, but I am kind of fascinated with her. I've read a slew of Monroe biographies and fictional accounts, and I think I have seen nearly all of her movies by now. This one has wonderful photographs in it, though the writing is not stellar. It's interesting, though, and the closest to hearing it from her, I guess. I wish she had gotten farther.

The Well-Rested Woman, by Janet Kinosian

I have a long, love-hate relationship with sleep and a vivid history of insomnia, so whenever someone writes a book about sleep, I read it. Hasn't made a whole lot of difference, but I like Kinosian's set-up. She presents a wide variety of variables, and possible fixes/treatments. I still have trouble sleeping, but this is the best book about sleeping I've read.

Charmed Circle, by Susan Ertz

This is a book recommended by my wonderful Aunt Susan. I have a list of books she recommends, and I'm working my way through them. This one was lovely, a really detailed portrait of a not entirely functional family. Ertz creates such a vivid sense of place, time, and family.