Just another greyhound book that was recommended.
142. The Creative Family...Amanda Soule
143. Altered Art...Terry Taylor
144. Great Paper Quilling...Mickey Baskett
Looking for new craft ideas. I've done quilling in the past and want to do some more; it's a lot of fun. I follow Amanda Soule's blog, so I thought I would like her book...turns out I've already read it! Oh well, still a good book!
145. The Kitchen House...Kathleen Grissom
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When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family.
Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. Lavinia finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds. When she is forced to make a choice, loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare, and lives are put at risk.
I thought this book was really well done. I've read many books set in this time period, but this is the first one that I have read from this point-of-view. Definitely recommend it!
146. When She Woke...Hillary Jordan
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Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family. But after she's convicted of murder, she awakens in a new body to a nightmarish new life. She finds herself lying on a table in a bare room, covered only by a paper gown, with cameras broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new Chromes--criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime--is a sinister form of entertainment. Hannah is a Red for the crime of murder. The victim, says the State of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love.
A powerful reimagining of The Scarlet Letter, When She Woke is a timely fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of the not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated, and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed and released back into the population to survive as best they can. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith and love.
Another great read! It's scary to think what our society could become like if we abolish the seperation of religion and government.
147. Hawk Channel Chase...Tom Corcoran
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Fans of Tom Corcoran's Alex Rutledge mysteries will enjoy this compelling sixth addition to the series. It is mid-October in tropical Key West, a break between the summer and winter tourist seasons. Alex Rutledge, home two days from an advertising job in the Bahamas, is asked to investigate the disappearance of a young woman. With few skills as a private eye and no desire to learn the trade, his decision to decline is easy. Until a close friend asks that he reconsider.
This book was a little hard to get through. I think mainly because this is a series I shared with my mom and she didn't get a chance to read this one, but also because it was a little slower than the rest of his books.
148. Day of the Dead Crafts...Kerry Arquette
149. Scrapbooking Your Family History...Laura Best
150. The Big-Ass Book of Crafts...Mark Montano
151. Playing with Books...Jason Thompson
Just a few more craft books I've read lately.
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