Capsulated comment

So many books have appeared on my reading schedule that I am going to share some brief comments about several today. and here we go...
THE SILVER BOAT (Viking, 978-0-670-02250-2) by Luanne Rice. Three adult sisters return to Martha's Vineyard to close the family beach house..  An discovery of some old family letters sends them on a trip to Ireland to learn more about their missing father.  T he sisters are totally different, but their perspectives provide a warm and compelling look at family life.
TRINITY SIX (St.Martin's Press. 978-0-312-6759-5) by Charles Cumming.  In the 1930s there were a group of English men spying for Russia.  They were known as the  Trinity 5.  Remember Blunt, Burgess , Maclean, Cairncross, and Philby?  What if there was a 6th spy?  Cumming has created a fascinating novel with this conjecture that adds another element to the cold war years as well as provide some fancy undercover ideas about a former spy trying to get his story told and the ensuing mayhem that can occur when all governments involved wish to keep it silent.  A complex and satisfying read.
ORIGINAL SIN (Hyperion, 978-1-4013-2421-6) by Beth  McMullen.  A  rather brittle book about a suburban housewife who is not what she seems.  Under that housewifely exterior lurks a retired secret agent who was known professionally as Sally Sin when she had a license to kill.  But one never retires and she is called back to fight her old nemesis who seems surprising friendly.Travel, intrigue, fun and games. 
A light summer romp.
THE SOLDIER'S WIFE (Hyperion, 978-1-4013=4170-1) by Margaret Leroy.  Set on the isle pf Guernsey during WWII and i\the occupation of this island by the German.  This is a poignant story of a woman and her two daughters as they cope with the absence of her soldier husband and her failing mother -in-law. 
Vivienne knows her marriage is not good, but her loneliness if salved somewhat with a liaison  with one of the German soldiers quartered next door.  They are both lonely and friendship blooms into love even as Vivienne tries not to get involved.  This is a wonderful story about the human spirit, the need to connect, and the ability to cope with whatever befalls. It is also a stark reminder that many things are not black and white.  The book is lyrical in it look at family life both good and bad, I is a timeless theme.


















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