Saturday, October 2, 2010

In My Mailbox - 10/2/10

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For review:

Selling Hope by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

It’s May 1910, and Halley’s Comet is due to pass thru the Earth’s atmosphere. And thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels and her father are due to pass through their hometown of Chicago with their ragtag vaudeville troupe. Hope wants out of vaudeville, and longs for a “normal” life—or as normal as life can be without her mother, who died five years before. Hope sees an opportunity: She invents “anti-comet” pills to sell to the working-class customers desperate for protection. Soon, she’s joined by a fellow troupe member, young Buster Keaton, and the two of them start to make good money. And just when Hope thinks she has all the answers, she has to decide: What is family? Where is home?


Bought:

Contagion by Joanne Dahme

Rose Dugan is a young and beautiful woman living in Philadelphia in the late 19th century passionate about keeping Philadelphia’s water reservoir clean and healthy. But when Rose starts receiving threatening letters, warning her to convince her husband to shut down his plans for a water filtration system or else, things take a turn for the worse. A conspicuous murder and butting heads cause Rose to search for the culprit, the truth, and a way to keep the people of Philadelphia safe from contagion in more ways than one.


While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin

In an unassuming apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, three lives intersect as the reality of war invades each aspect of their lives. Young Esther is heartbroken when her father decides to enlist in the army shortly after the death of her mother. Penny Goodrich has been in love with Eddie Shaffer for as long as she can remember; now that Eddie's wife is dead, Penny feels she has been given a second chance and offers to care for his children in the hope that he will finally notice her and marry her after the war. And elderly Mr. Mendel, the landlord, waits for the war to end to hear what has happened to his son trapped in war-torn Hungary.


Embers of Love by Tracie Peterson

The logging industry in eastern Texas is booming, and Deborah Vandermark plans to assist her family's business now that she's completed college. Unexpectedly, her best friend, Lizzie Decker, accompanies her back home--fleeing a wedding and groom she has no interest in. Deborah, the determined matchmaker, puts her sights on uniting her brother and dear friend in a true love match.
Deborah soon meets Dr. Christopher Clayton, a much-needed addition to the town. As their lives intersect, Deborah realizes that she has a much greater interest in medicine and science than the bookkeeping she was trained in. But when typhoid begins to spread and Lizzie's jilted fiance returns, Deborah wonders if true love can overcome such obstacles...for those dearest to her, and for herself.

6 comments:

~The Book Pixie said...

Selling Hope and While We're Far Apart look really good. Will be adding those to my wishlist. I'm supposed to be getting Contagion for review. It sounds like a great read! :D Happy reading.

~Briana

Unknown said...

While We're Far Apart looks so great! Hope you enjoy those!

Mari - Escape In A Book said...

Looks like you've got some great books this past week, Rebecca. Am I sensing a new cover trend or is it just a coincidence? Lovely retro looking covers.

April (BooksandWine) said...

Oh man, I really want to read Contagion! It's got such a pretty looking cover!

Great week Rebecca, looks like you have a ton of fun historical fics to read :-)

Mrs. Q: Book Addict said...

All your books look great! They seem very interesting. Have a great week and enjoy your books.

Julie said...

These all look wonderful! I would have a difficult time choosing which to read first!

Julie @ Knitting and Sundries

 
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