Chris Cleave has a new book out titled Gold, just in time for the upcoming Olympic Games. Collections of stories by Mikhail Bulgakov, Diaboliad & Other Stories and Note on the Cuff & Other Stories are available in English translation for the first time ever. If you have never read Cleave, nail a copy of Little Bees.
Meanwhile, I’m poring over Pat Conroy’s Beach Music, a tome of 768 pages. Story is gripping and fast-going. Perfect for travel.
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I can’t wait to hear what you think of Beach Music. It has been on my shelves (sadly, unread) for years.
Finishing it is a paramount accomplishment! A ton is going on in the book that encompasses three generations. I enjoyed it!
Just finished Gold; Cleave and really enjoyed it (no review yet).
I’m looking forward to reading it when I go down to LA for the weekend.
I remember when I read Beach Music. My husband and I had just relocated and I didn’t have a job. I picked up the book at the local library knowing nothing about it and started reading it that afternoon. It remains the only book that I have read straight through with no interruptions. I think I went to bed sometime the next day. Enjoy it
The many intertwined lives and interludes of reminiscences did capture me into the late hours of the night. I thoroughly enjoyed the story.