There's no better way to ease into the work week (after a blissful two weeks off) than by sharing the new books I accumulated over the holidays. Aside from the top three, the rest were all thanks to a gift card from a very generous family member. I feel less and less guilty ordering from The Book Depository these days. Free shipping shaves a nice chunk of the cost off of ordering from the UK, but has anyone noticed how favorable the dollar has been to the pound sterling lately? Well, favorable compared to how awful it's been in the past anyway.
Where Earth Meets Sky by Annie Murray - I couldn't pass up a book set in Edwardian England and the British Raj even though I'm unfamiliar with the author. It looks like a cross between historical fiction and romance.
Retreat by Mary Stanley - Tara's mention of this author recently caught my eye. As we share similar tastes in books and this one appealed I had to order it. The story is set in a Dublin convent school.
The Editor's Wife by Clare Chambers - I'm already a fan of Clare Chambers (she's actually one of my favorite authors to pick up and read and reread), but when Litlove chose The Editor's Wife as one of her most "intelligent comfort reads" I hesitated ordering it no longer. If I had another week of vacation I think this is the one I'd start reading right away.
Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood - I love Margaret Atwood's work. As a matter of fact I went through a huge binge some years back and read everything I could get my hands on. The past few years, however, I've not read anything at all by her save for a few short stories. As this is another collection of related stories (I mentioned yesterday that I was going to be on the look out for more of these) I thought it would be a nice place to get my feet wet reading her work again.
Clean Cut: An Anna Travis Mystery by Lynda LaPlante - Apparently this author is the creator of the Prime Suspect series, which I've not seen but have heard good things about. I was excited to come across it, but then I made the mistake of reading some less than flattering Amazon reviews and am wondering if I made a good choice. Still, one reader's bomb might easily be another's wonderful find, so I'll keep an open mind...whenever I actually get to it.
The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri - I really liked The Death of Vishnu, so I have high hopes for this one!
These last two books I found in a sale bin, so got them ultra cheap.
Resolution by Denise Mina - I seem to be collecting bothDenise Mina and Morag Joss's books these days, so I have to read them both this year. Mina is Scottish and writes what sound like wonderful psychological thrillers.
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk - I've never read Wouk before, though I've thought of trying something by him. The book blurb calls this a "classic love story".