Yesterday I mentioned several books that I would eventually be reading. Eventually is going to be sooner than later I've decided. I'm actually close to finishing a couple of books (will soon be experiencing a serious case of finish-i-tis), but the draw of new books is too strong. I may even have to take a little time off from work, so I can get in some extra reading time....
What I have sitting next to my bed, bookmarks at the ready:
Flowers of the Field, by Sarah Harrison. "From London and the fields of Kent to Paris, Vienna and the Western Front, the lives of three very different women are changed irrevocably by love, ambition and the First World War. Dorothea, Dulcie and Primmy. Their dreams and aspirations found voice in history's most horrifying conflict. Their triumphs and tragedies were shared by a generation. Their unforgettable story unfolds in this epic nove of our time." Doesn't this have 'comfort read' written all over it? I'm also in the mood for something set in this period. I don't think I am going to quite make it, but I would still love to finish this challenge, and Flowers of the Field is a book I chose to read for it.
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. "Pip, a poor orphan being raised by a cruel sister, doesn not have much in the way of great expectations--between his terrifying experience in a graveyard with a convict named Magwitch and his humiliating visits with the eccentric Miss Havisham's beautiful but manipulative neice, Estella, who torments him--until he is elevated to wealth by an anonymous benefactor. Full of unforgettable characters, Great Expectations is a tale of intrigue, unattainable love, and all of the happiness money can't buy." This really appeals to me right now, so I will give it a go. I tend not to do well in the serial reads I join in on in the Dovegreyreader group (I think I've only managed to complete one so far!), but this may just be the one I stick with. I'm still planning on reading Bleak House, too (am saving that one for the holidays, though).
The Mysteries of Glass, by Sue Gee. "Hereford, winter 1860. Mourning his beloved father's death, Richard Allen takes up his first position as curate in a remote country parish. Vulnerable and lonely, he has ideals of serving his priest and his parishioners, but there are those who do not welcome the newcomer, or his views. Then he falls helplessly in love, and ignites a scandal that will rock a quiet Victorian community to its foundations." An actual excuse for starting this one--it is a book group read, so I really should start it soon.
I quite often feel like this drawing that Stefanie has on her blog. Engulfed in books....