Books Read-August 2020

1. Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden-Emily Whaley (Non-fiction)
   This book is about more than gardening. It is a memoir of southern living. At first it put me off with some of its outdated views. It made up for it with charming insights into certain facets of life.
2. The Ark’s Anniversary-Gerald Durrell (Non-fiction)
   Gerry tells humorous tales about some of the zoos animals as well their captive breeding efforts and releases. A funny read. The author is the youngest child from the television series “The Durrell’s of Corfu”.
3. Dear John-Nicholas Sparks
   John and Savannah have a true love. Sometimes, you never expect what true love is. Sparks is always a good read.
4. Death by Chocolate Frosted Donut-Sarah Graves
   Paints a nice picture of northern coastal Maine along with an explosive murder mystery. Enjoyable.
5. My Italian Bulldozer-Alexander McCall Smith
   Although I was not a fan of the author’s No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, I do enjoy the Paul Stuart novels, of which this is one. They are a nice taste of the Italian village and provide food for thought on daily life.

I don’t have a number one pick from this month’s books because they are all so different. It just depends what you are in the mood for. I find that as the weather cools and my gardening chores taper off, I am reading more. I am already on my fifth book for September with nearly two weeks to go!

Magazines:

1. Yankee Magazine