Boy, do I have a great book for you today!!
This book was recommended to me by y’all on Facebook and I’m so glad I took everyone’s advice and downloaded it on my kindle because I really can’t put it down! The book is told by two different perspectives, the first being a couple in India that gave up their baby girl for adoption, and the second being a couple in San Francisco with fertility issues that ended up adopting the little girl. It’s a page turner, to say the least, and reminds me of another one of my favorite books.
On that note, I think I’m going to pour a glass of iced tea, sit outside and read on. I’m thoroughly soaking up my last 24 hours of home!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin
May 10, 2011 at 1:32 pmAhh thank you for the recommendation Jenna! I’m on the hunt for a new book and this one sounds great!
Amy
May 10, 2011 at 1:34 pmI love your book reviews 🙂 Excited to get going on the newest recommendation!
Enjoy your last day at home!!
Cara
May 10, 2011 at 1:48 pmThat book looks great! I love your book reviews, they keep me reading and now that I have time to read I love them even more!
Gina @ Runningtothekitchen
May 10, 2011 at 2:17 pmi’ve read so many new books from your reviews and loved them all. Can’t wait to try this one!
Kelli H
May 10, 2011 at 2:20 pmThat definitely sounds like a page turner. Enjoy being home! At least the weather here will hopefully be welcoming for you when you get back.
Mary Catherine
May 10, 2011 at 2:42 pmJenna, have you read The Hunger Games yet? Best book I’ve read in a really really long time!
nickee
May 10, 2011 at 7:35 pmomg i agree!! I loved that trilogy. They are of course coming out with the movie 🙂
Baking 'n' Books
May 11, 2011 at 6:34 amI’ve heard of that series – so popular. But I’ve never seen it or read it…is it science fiction? Like a “Twi-light” sort of fantasy thing? …I thought it was a true story at first…;)
Heather at Heather's Dish
May 10, 2011 at 3:11 pmI love hearing why books you’re loving on…I’m going through books like a crazy person these days!
Natalia - a side of simple
May 10, 2011 at 3:14 pmI always enjoy your book reviews so much! Reading at home and soaking in the last bits of your trip there sound fantastic. Enjoy!!
Yoon
May 10, 2011 at 3:26 pmHi Jenna!
This is my first time commenting on your site although I’ve been following you for a while now. I love your book reviews almost as much as I love your recipes. Please keep them coming! AND I can’t wait until your book comes out. You’re awesome. Keep it up!
Kristin Murdock
May 10, 2011 at 3:31 pmYay! Live it up, Jenna! Is it a million degrees in Georgia like it is in Arkansas? I can’t wait to get back to California!
Baking 'n' Books
May 10, 2011 at 3:48 pmI feel like I’m in my book store (Chapters’ here up North) whenever I come to your Book Review – all the books are what they have displayed at the front of the store as the Hot Picks or New Releases or whatever.
Your definitely a fiction girl aren’t you? I should start reading these.
Cait @ Beyond Bananas
May 10, 2011 at 4:07 pmI am always looking for new books to add to my list. Thanks for the suggestion!
Joelle
May 10, 2011 at 4:09 pmI just finished “Water for Elephants” and it was excellent. I don’t buy books, but it is possible my library has this one.
Molly
May 10, 2011 at 4:17 pmBAM! This just made me decide which book to buy for my flight next week. Thanks!
Tracy
May 10, 2011 at 4:25 pmOh good, I was one of the people who recommended this one! Glad you liked it!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
May 10, 2011 at 5:12 pmEnjoy the last bits of your time at home. And this book…oh this looks excellent and I wish I knew about it sooner or would have ordered it from Amazon. Leaving for a trip soon but there’s always next trip, right, for pleasure reading ? And thanks for the linkback to the Interpreter of Maladies.
Safe travels back home!
Ashley
May 10, 2011 at 5:35 pmSounds like a great book- once I finish Water for Elephants I’ll be giving this one a try!
Alison @ Hospitality Haven
May 10, 2011 at 5:41 pmI’m so glad you’re enjoying it! It’s on my book shelf just waiting for me to read it!!!
amy walters, aDESIGNdock
May 10, 2011 at 5:46 pmSounds super good Jenna! I love your Tuesday book reviews 😉 Keep em’ coming!
Tammy @ Palm Trees and Manatees
May 10, 2011 at 5:55 pmThank you so much for this recommendation! As someone who has been suffering from infertility for a year-and-a-half, this is on my list. I never heard about it before, so thanks for the share!
Mindy
May 10, 2011 at 6:04 pmI saw that at the library and was thisclose to grabbing it – I’ll have to next time!
Paige @Running Around Normal
May 10, 2011 at 6:17 pmSounds good! I love multi perspective books. I’ll add it to the list 🙂
jessica
May 10, 2011 at 6:20 pmOoooh, Interpreter of Maladies is one of my favorite books too, and I’m looking for a new read. Will download this!
~J
Megan@Dirty Dishes Daily
May 10, 2011 at 7:37 pmThanks for the review! I hope you enjoy to the fullest your remaining day at home.
Jen
May 10, 2011 at 8:14 pmSounds like another one I need to download to my Kindle! I need to recommend two books to you – Veil of Roses & Dreaming in English by Laura Fitzgerald (the second one is the sequel to Veil of Roses). I first read VOR a few years ago on a flight to the Caribbean and I was holding back tears by the end. I was super excited to see the author had a sequel out and I read it on our cruise last week…same end result (except this time I was reading it in our cabin so I could openly cry, lol). I think you’d enjoy both if you haven’t already come across them!
Jenny
May 10, 2011 at 10:32 pmYou MUST read this book, The Wilder Life. Like, now. http://www.amazon.com/Wilder-Life-Adventures-Little-Prairie/dp/1594487804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305091606&sr=8-1
Katrina
May 10, 2011 at 10:43 pmThis is a great book! I really enjoyed it 🙂
Nicole
May 10, 2011 at 11:48 pmI just started this book and I love it! I don’t think I will be getting any sleep tonight.
Sarah@The Flying ONION
May 11, 2011 at 4:27 amOh, this sounds great!!! I’m adding it to my “to read” list. 😀
Karen
May 11, 2011 at 4:50 amSounds terriifc, Jenna…desperately looking for an absorbing book!
Have fun soaking in every moment of Mom’s pampering!
Safe travels back to CA!
The Food Hound
May 11, 2011 at 5:18 amI LOVE reading, but I have to say that blogging has sucked away my free time I used to spend with books! I need to start squeezing it in again! This book will totally go on my ever-growing list 🙂
Jackie
May 11, 2011 at 8:49 amI am adding this to my list immediately! Your description reminded me of Jumpa Lahiri’s books and then I clicked on your link and saw the Amazon page for Interpeter of Maladies – great minds! Thanks for the recommend!
Meredith @ An Epic Change
May 11, 2011 at 10:08 amIs there any way you could add a tab at the top with all your book reviews? Or add the links into a page? I am looking for my first non-academic read of the summer and I’m trying to look through all of your reviews and realized that a page with links would be oh so much easier. Though if I’m just blind and you already have said list somewhere, feel free to ignore this 🙂
Melissa @ Journey to Marvelous
May 11, 2011 at 12:39 pmI just finished the book I’ve been reading…Water for Elephants, which was good…maybe I’ll read this next!
Liz
May 11, 2011 at 4:02 pmIm so excited! Has anyone read The Paris Wife? I just bought it and would love to hear some feedback??
Gina
May 12, 2011 at 7:02 amLove the book reviews! Keep ’em coming.
Christine @ Burning It Off
May 13, 2011 at 3:10 amThis has been on my to-read list forever… and the author is Canadian too… represent!! 🙂
Stacia
May 13, 2011 at 5:54 amI can’t stop reading it!!
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