SUMMER READS....SAVE MY PLACE IN THE READING CORNER!

I love to give books as a surprise gift

when visiting Miss M or to just

send off to my sister, Miss Judy

to let her know I am thinking of her.

Along with the books, I enclose

a DIY book mark that just adds

a personal touch of whimsy!

It's just fun to take left over

scrapbooking papers and see

what little designs you can create!

Today it was my obsession with owls...

(I am always thinking of fall and decorating

for the holidays, aren't you?)

THE RIGHT THING

This first book review is all about
a long time friendship which
takes place in my home town of
Jackson, Mississippi.
The author is Amy Conner who
currently resides in New Orleans, but
grew up in Jackson. I knew it was going to be
"must read" for me!

It's just a breezy little novel of Southern women
and their long term friendship....it's a page turner for sure!
There is a sense of responsibility and always
striving to do the right thing throughout the story...
there are nods to everything I grew up with...
Ole Miss, Fortification Street and of course
the best descriptions of southern foods!
What's not to love here!!

A LONG TIME GONE

The second novel is by Karen White, 

a New York Times best-selling author 

who currently resides over in Atlanta!

I'll just bet you can finish this book in one afternoon...

yes, it's THAT good!

Again, it's about the culture of the South,

the powerful bond of family woven into

an incredible moving story.......

and.....

it all takes place in the Mississippi Delta!

I love reading about someone who returns 

to their home in which they grew up and begins 

to unravel all the secrets kept in their family for generations...

we all have them.

It begins in Indian Mound, Mississippi..

Whatever it was that drove her away from home

was never stronger than the pull of what

brought her back...that memory of the old house

and the stories within......

What's in your reading corner today?