This book’s beautiful title and cover are why I initially added it to my fall-winter reading list, but its romantic escapades set during the construction of the Eiffel tower (late 1800s) did not disappoint. I’m calling To Capture What We Cannot Keep: A Novel
Cait, a Scottish widow, is hired as a “chaperone” for two young Scottish adults, Alice and Jaime, as they experience the society of Paris as part of their non-formal education, as is expected of those in their social class.
No worries – Alice and Jaime certainly experience Paris! The young man, Jaime, who had finagled his way into an internship on the construction of the Eiffel Tower, instead spends most of his time carousing. The young lady, Alice, is of marriageable age and also manages to get herself into trouble, despite Cait’s watchful eye. Meanwhile, Cait finds herself in a romantic quadrangle (?) involving the head engineer of the tower, who is tied to Alice as well as a femme fatale who keeps popping up in various story lines.
not knowing too much about either of the Einsteins. I loved my physics classes but that was nearly 25 years ago!
(2016). It’s hard to sleep when someone (in your book) has just returned from a concentration camp.
by Markus Zusak is my latest read in this genre. Due to some stylistic choices and a story line that is close to my heart and this blog (books!), I’m naming it as one of my favorites of this genre. Here’s why:
depicts women who moved beyond survival to actively aid the resistance movement.
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Last Fall after reading dozens of new book titles, publisher notes, and excerpts, and of course looking at beautiful book covers, I presented my first reading list, for Fall/Winter 2016.
cover characterizes the book as well as possible: It reads as fiction, non-fiction, possibly poetry, and all of these genres together yet unlike any of them.