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scarletwoman

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10. Hi hermetic! I'm glad it worked out so well that I went ahead and started the thread.

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Mon Oct 12, 2015, 07:44 PM

Oct 2015

We all need a break once in a while!

Looking forward to hearing how you like the Outlander novels. I'm waiting on the latest installment of one of my favorite Scottish series, A Kind of Grief by A.D. Scott. It's book 6 of her Joanne Ross series, which mainly takes place in a small Scottish town during the 50s. The series is full of wonderful geographical, historical, and cultural tidbits - especially about the Highlands and those who still spoke Gaelic back then.

It was Ian Rankin's Rebus series that set me off on my Scottish kick. I've become quite enamored of that part of the world.

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What are you reading this week of October 11, 2015? [View all] scarletwoman Oct 2015 OP

Hello everyone! Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #1

Hi, Enthusiast! I guess I must confess that I've never read "To Kill a Mockingbird", either. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #8

Hi scarletwoman! We are also fascinated by the magic of the Southwest. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #15

Hillerman's daughter is writing leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #26

Thanks, leftyladyfrommo. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #27

I don't think I will read any more of hers. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #28

Now that I have all this free time as a retiree TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #2

Glad your polyp was benign. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #3

TexasProgresive, I meant to ask if you have ever read Enthusiast Oct 2015 #5

I did and found it depressing on the whole TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #6

Thanks! I had no idea about Malachy's book! I'm happy to hear this. I'll have to get a copy. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #16

It is so interesting to see the some of the same incidents through different eyes TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #18

That was thoroughly entertaining. Thanks, TexasProgresive. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #19

Brothers like the McCourts causes me to wonder TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #21

We see such differences all the time. I am often struck by my differences with my younger brother. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #22

Hi TexasProgresive! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #9

Not from this one. TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #12

LOL! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #13

Hi scarletwoman! hermetic Oct 2015 #4

Hi hermetic! I'm glad it worked out so well that I went ahead and started the thread. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #10

The latest Jack Reacher book SheilaT Oct 2015 #7

I can certainly see why that would be fun series to follow! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #11

They really are. SheilaT Oct 2015 #14

Finished reading David Rhodes' book, Jewelweed, which is a wonderful japple Oct 2015 #17

Good Morning, japple! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author japple Oct 2015 #24

I got a download from the library for Jewelweed, but they don't have Driftless. Will japple Oct 2015 #25

Reading the 2nd book in The Strain series: The Fall Goblinmonger Oct 2015 #23

Thanks, Goblinmonger. I've never watched the TV series. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #29