Meanderings and Muses: A Brief History of Eloquence

I'm a lover of words and a lover of images.

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If the photos are not ours, I have tried whenever possible to caption or link the photos to their source. This hasn't always been possible as there are a lot of uncredited images available through the internet.

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Books Read

Every year I promise myself I'm going to keep a log of books I'm reading. And I immediately forget. Then I remember again, but only after I've already read a few books, but can't be sure I'll remember them all and so - - can't bring myself to start the list. It's sort of like missing the first 30 minutes of a movie. I just can't watch it if I've missed the beginning. And being the anal ol' soul I am, I can't bring myself to start a list if I can't be sure it's going to be a complete one. So. I decided to keep a list during 2010 and found it to be a fun thing. Especially for a compulsive list-maker like myself.

You can see my 2010 list here -

http://meanderingsandmuses.blogspot.com/2010/12/books-read-during-2010.html

And, you can see my 2011 list here -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2011/12/books-read-during-2011.html

And here's my 2012 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/01/books-read-in-2012.html

And, my 2013 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/12/books-read-duing-2013.html

And, my 2014 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2014/12/books-read-in-2014.html

And, my 2015 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2015/12/books-read-in-2015_14.html

And, my 2016 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2016/12/books-read-during-2016.html

AND, because I enjoyed doing it, I'm going to do it again this year.

Books Read in 2017

WHAT HAPPENED by Hillary Clinton
SHE REGRETS NOTHING by Andrea Dunlop (ARC)
THE ORPHAN OF FLORENCE by Jeanne Kalogridis (ARC)
EXQUISITE by Sarah Stovell (ARC)
SECRETS IN DEATH by J.D. Robb
THE DESIGNER by Maurius Gabriel (ARC)
MORNINGSTAR: GROWING UP WITH BOOKS by Ann Hood
MY LATEST GRIEVANCE by Elinor Lipman
THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE by Kerry Barrett (ARC)
ISABEL'S BED by Elinor Lipman
THE FAMILY MAN by Elinor Lipman
SECRETS OF CAVENDON by Barbara Taylor Bradford (ARC)
FURTHERMORE by Tahereh Mafi
MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS by Lisa Schroeder
THE WIFE BETWEEN US by G. Hendricks & S. Pekkanen (ARC)
THE SORCERER'S STONE by J. K. Rowling
GRADLE BIRD by J. C. Sasser
A SECRET HISTORY OF WITCHES by Louisa Morgan (ARC)
THE SORBONNE AFFAIR by Mark Pryor (ARC)
THE STOLEN MARRIAGE by Diane Chamberlain (ARC)
SECRET SHORES by Ella Carey (ARC)
TO BE WHERE YOU ARE by Jan Karon (ARC)
WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER by Peter Robinson
MAGPIE MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz
MURDER IN THE MANUSCRIPT ROOM by Con Lehane (ARC)
OLD SCORES by Will Thomas (ARC)
DON'T LET GO by Harlan Coben (ARC)
PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
THE RULES OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman (ARC)
THE STORY OF THE LOST CHILD by Elena Ferrante
THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY by Elena Ferrante
THE BOOKSHOP AT WATER'S END by Patti Callahan Henry
STORY OF A NEW NAME by Elena Ferrante
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND by Elena Ferrante
A THOUSAND ACRES by Jane Smiley
THE WARDROBE MISTRESS by Natalie Meg Evans
A PIECE OF THE WORLD by Christine Baker Kline
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, DEAR by Hallie Ephron
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT by Karen White
THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU by J.P. Monninger
A PARIS YEAR by Janice MacLeod
PARIS LETTERS by Janice MacLeod
STILLHOUSE LAKE by Rachel Caine
SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan (ARC)
THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE by Melanie Benjamin (ARC)
HOW TO FIND LOVE IN A BOOKSHOP by Veronica Henry
THE DARK LAKE by Sarah Bailey (ARC)
CARNEGIE'S MAID by Marie Benedict (ARC)
THE SILVER FOX by Deborah Smith
DUST TRACKS ON THE ROAD by Zora Neale Hurston
MR. PENUMBRA 1969 by Robin Sloan
MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE by Robin Sloan
GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny (ARC)
MONSTERS IN APPALACHIA by Sheryl Monks
THE LIGHT WE LOST by Jill Santopolo
EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker (ARC)
STYX AND STONE by James Ziskin
DEADFALL by Linda Fairstein (ARC)
LULLABY ROAD by James Anderson (ARC)
HOME FOR THE SUMMER by Holly Chamberlin (ARC)
JAYBIRD'S SONG: A NOVEL by Kathy Wilson Florence (ARC)
SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank
THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY by Cherise Wolas (ARC)
THE BEACH AT PAINTER'S COVE by Shelley Noble (ARC)
ONE HUNDRED NAMES by Cecelia Ahern
HERE'S TO US by Elin Hilderbrand
TAKE OUT by Margaret Maron (ARC)
NOTHING STAYS BURIED by P. J. Tracy (ARC)
THE NECKLACE by Claire McMillan (ARC)
THE IRRESISTIBLE BLUEBERRY BAKESHOP AND CAFE by Mary Simses (ARC)
A PARIS ALL YOUR OWN edited by Eleanor Brown (ARC)
THE IDENTICALS by Elin Hilderbrand (ARC)
DUPLICITY by Ingrid Thoft
BRUTALITY by Ingrid Thoft
IDENTITY by Ingrid Thoft
LOYALTY by Ingrid Thoft
A MURDER AT ROSAMUND'S GATE by Sunsanna Calkins
DANCE FOR THE DEAD by Thomas Perry
VANISHING ACT by Thomas Perry
SUMMER AGAIN by Julia Gabriel (ARC)
HOUSE. TREE. PERSON. by Catriona McPherson (ARC)
THE PHOTOGRAPH by Penelope Lively
PIECES OF HAPPINESS by Anne Ostby (ARC)
BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT by Mary Alice Monroe (ARC)
THE END OF TEMPERANCE DARE by Wendy Webb (ARC)
P.S. FROM PARIS by Marc Levy (ARC)
THE SUMMER HOUSE by Hannah McKinnon (ARC(
THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg (ARC)
MURDER ON THE QUAI by Cara Black
THE WIDOW'S HOUSE by Carol Goodman
THE RED HUNTER by Lisa Unger (ARC)
SUNBAKED by Junie Coffey (ARC)
THE PRINCESS SAVES HERSELF IN THIS ONE by Amanda Lovelace
CAMINO BEACH by Amanda Callendrier (ARC)
THE SATURDAY EVENING GIRLS CLUB by Jane Healey (ARC)
COME SUNDOWN by Nora Roberts (ARC)
THE GATES OF EVANGELINE by Hester Young
GRIEF COTTAGE by Gail Godwin (ARC)
BLACK RABBIT HALL by Eve Chase
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid (ARC)
THE PROMISE GIRLS by Marie Bostwick (ARC)
THE WILDLING SISTERS by Eve Chase (ARC)
SECRETS IN SUMMER by Nancy Thayer (ARC)
SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE by Kristy Woodson Harvey (ARC)
LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney
THE LITTLE FRENCH BISTRO by Nina George (ARC)
LILY'S HOUSE by Cassandra Parkin (ARC)
MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE by Matthew Sullivan (ARC)
ECHOES IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE by Ella Carey
THE HIDEAWAY by Lauren K. Denton (ARC)
THE GOLDEN HOUR by T. Greenwood
ONLY THE HUNTED RUN by Neely Tucker
THE BOOK OF SUMMER by Michelle Gable (ARC)
GARDEN OF LAMENTATIONS by Deborah Crombie (ARC)
FLIGHT PATTERNS by Karen White
EXPOSURES by Glenda Burgess
ON BEAUTY by Zadie Smith
HOLLOW MAN by Mark Pryor
THE ROAD TO ENCHANTMENT by Kaya McLaren (ARC)
BOOKS FOR LIVING by Will Schwalbe
DEAD LETTERS by Caite Dolan-Leach (ARC)

FTC Disclosure Notice

FTC has a new regulation which went into effect in December, 2009 which says, basically - "Amateur Bloggers to Disclose Freebies or Be Fined." Significantly fined. So. Since I happen to be an amateur blogger who sometimes receives free books, here's my required FTC Disclosure Notice: Dear FTC - Regarding review copies of books obtained for this blog. No other compensation is accepted beyond review copies of books - ever. When I do write a review, or opinion, the source of the book cited will be disclosed in the post in which the review/opinon appears. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

A Brief History of Eloquence

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