Karen's Book Nook

My latest audio book is Sophie Kinsella‘s The Undomestic Goddess. My library has lots of her books in audio version so I’ve read a lot of them lately. I especially like to read non-American authors’ books via audio because the accents of the performers add so much to the experience.

From Booklist
Fans of Kinsella’s popular Shopaholic series will find the author in fine form here in her second stand-alone tale, following Can You Keep a Secret? (2004). Samantha Sweeting, an ambitious lawyer on the fast track to becoming a partner at her prestigious law firm, is horrified to discover an overlooked memo on her desk that ends up costing a client 50 million pounds. In a daze, Samantha hops a train and finds herself in the country. She walks up to the first house she sees and knocks on the door, intending to inquire about the nearest hotel, but Trish Geiger mistakes her for the new housekeeper. Still in shock, Samantha decides to go along with Trish and her husband, Eddie’s, mistake, despite the fact that she has no domestic skills. Happily, she is aided by the handsome gardener, Nathaniel. He helps her forget about her London law firm, until she makes a startling discovery. Another charming winner from the delightful Kinsella. Kristine Huntley

When I’m in the mood for some feel good reading, Jan Karon is the answer. I loved the Mitford Years series and was disappointed when it ended. Here’s a new series starring Father Tim of those books. I just started Home to Holly Springs audio book tonight.

About the book: Lured by a mysterious note, Father Tim- for the first time in decades- heads for his boyhood home of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Tooling down the highway in his red Mustang convertible, he doesn’t realize how much this journey may change his life. But as childhood memories flood his mind, he soon encounters a life-altering truth and receives a gift that could cost him everything.

I read a lot this month thanks to audio books. Now that the time to work in the yard and take long walks outside has arrived I’ve been able to listen along the way. w00t!

Nights of Rain and Stars

Her Last Death: A memoir

New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)

Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Hour I First Believed

Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga, Book 4)

The Almost Moon

He’s Just Not That Into You

Shopaholic and Baby

Gossamer

I love Carol Goodman and started reading her when my bookclub read Lake of Dead Languages. I couldn’t put it down and have read most  of her other works since then. When I saw The Night Villa in the new book section of the library, I had to grab it!  Most of her books really make you think and are not completely predictable. (All of her books have something to do with water and judging by the cover, this one will as well.)

About the book: An evocativetale of intrigue, romance, and treachery, The Night Villa follows the fascinating lives of two remarkable women centuries apart. The eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried a city and its people, their treasures and secrets. Centuries later, echoes of this disaster resonate with profound consequences in the life of classics professor Sophie Chase.

In the aftermath of a tragic shooting on the University of Texas campus, Sophie seeks sanctuary on the isle of Capri, immersing herself in her latest scholarly project alongside her colleagues, her star pupil, and their benefactor, the compelling yet enigmatic business mogul John Lyros….