JoAnn L.
Master Chef
Just got my reserved copy of Deborah Crombie's book, THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS from the library.
You should read "Beautiful Ruins," which I just finished a few minutes ago. It's delightful. There are some real life historical characters who make brief appearances.I need something cheerful.
mmyap & tinlizzie: I lived on Oahu off & on for 10 years. I read Michener's Hawaii en route and when I first got there. As always whenever we moved I hit the local literature section of the library and read and read and read some more, and was pleased that Michener's book was actually pretty fairly true to life (I mean, after all, a novel is a novel). I still have a few friends left in the islands and will find this book, since we had some friends in the Korean/Hawaiian/American community (actually, still do). I don't often buy books, but may look this one up on Amazon and pass it on to my --- well, Korean/Hawaiian/American friend!
"Corpse - Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death." Really neat if you're into forensic entomology and forensic botony. Or just science/nature/biology in general. It's not as gross/morbid as I was prepared for it to be.