As of right now I am officially on vacation for the next three weeks. Here’s hoping for sunshine, plenty of time to relax with some wonderful books, good conversation and delicious food.
At the moment, in addition to a stack of recent New Yorkers I’ve been hoarding for just this occasion, the following books are coming with me –
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The Grass is Singing – Doris Lessing (South Africa minus Nadine Gordimer – I figure I should give someone else a chance for once)
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Fasting, Feasting – Anita Desai (a slim novel, shortlisted for the 1999 Booker)
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Good Morning Midnight – Jean Rhys (Been meaning to try Rhys again since last year’s read of Wide Sargasso Sea)
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A Thousand Acres – Jane Smiley (this will be a reread but it’s been a very long time)
Judging from how often this stack has altered in the past two days, who really knows what will make into my carry-on.
I’m also flirting with:
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The Rules of Engagement – Anita Brookner
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Go Down, Moses – William Faulkner
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All the Pretty Horses – Cormac McCarthy
I think I will have to put all of these books through a three page test. And even then, everything could change at 9 am tomorrow morning if something glints at me from the bookshelf as I walk out the door.
Happy reading and see you in early June!
