Some Rain Must Fall--#21 finished

A short story book with good characters and interesting happenings.  The author is from Australia and  stories had British characters, nice change from reading about people from US all the time.  Enjoyed the stories, good short story book.  I finished it a couple days ago but just now getting it written up here.

There is 1 WL for the book so I will post it probably soon to ship it off.

T is for Trespass--#20 finished

Another good story in the Kinsey Millhone series, this time the crotchety old neighbor takes a fall and breaks a bone.  He needs a nurse to help him out and an imposter and thief is hired on.  Several twists and turns along with an interesting car accident case happen along the way.  Good read and good continuation of the series.

This is part of my keepers this series.  There are already plenty of copies of these books in the PBS system so no reason to add another copy.

Patty Jane's House of Curl--#19 finished

A book about a couple sisters that overcame a tough childhood and then had their own unusual struggles in their lives as well.  Patty Jane's husband disappeared before their first child was born.  Harriet's fiance who was very wealthy, died in a plane crash.  Harriet kind of checks out of life & into a bottle and prostitution.  Eventually she is saved to only develop lung cancer & die.  Somewhere in all this Patty Jane's husband is discovered having a brain injury and living with a crazy woman--crazy woman commits suicide once found out though.  Just a bit too much and characters seem too far out there.  Mixed feelings on the book, not a bad read but just too much crazy not likely stuff going on too.  

I have posted it on PBS, it was the 50th copy of the paperback, I didn't check how many hardback copies but I am sure a bunch there too.  With an interesting title someone ordering something else may throw it in too.  If not might pick off in a couple months & donate away.

The Turk & My Mother--#18 finished

Written as a kind of family history that starts before WWI with the family in Hungary.  One son leaves for America with wife left behind expecting.  After war wife & family move to America.  A son left behind had ended up in army and lost in WWI from family.  He eventually ends up on Siberia before returning to Hungary with a wife and family.  Really interesting characters and story.  It is a good read.

There is 1 WL for it on PBS so I will be posting it & hopefully mailing off soon.

Napoleon's Hemorrhoids--#17 finished

Book has a lot of quick what if type items.  Really short write-ups like sometimes only 1 or 2 paragraphs to maybe 2 pages at most.  Fun stuff that lets you think about history in a different way.  I have mentioned some of these to my wife & oldest and both should probably read it, it is quick and enjoyable.

There are 2 WL for it but for now it will stay as a keeper for me.

Drone Threat--#16 finished

This is the 4th book in a series and just have feeling the series is done.  Rogue kind of guy that is now a super rich owner of the best drone/security company in the world that is dating a ex-president--female ex-president.  Well the new president that took over when girlfriend resigned, wants to establish some kind of drone position in government and asks him to run it.  Wow, the first few books had some reality fantasy issues, this one makes believing the characters as impossible.  The terrorists threatening the US with drone attacks and all that okay.  A twist at the end is just not believable either.  It was a nice series but I would be hard pressed to keep reading even if there is another one.  This series has just finished it's run for me.  Too many other books out there.

There is 1 WL for this book so I will probably post it soon to get it off my shelf.

Hikikomori and the Rental Sister--#15 finished

Really good and interesting read.  Subject was really something different, not your typical story.  A young father's son is killed and he blames himself.  He shuts himself in a room for 3+ years, only sneaking out at night for food & magazines.  His wife is left to live in the rest of the apartment by herself shut off from her husband.  She hires a rental sister, a young Japanese woman that helps bring the husband out of the room.  The relationships are interesting and the stories around them are very good.  Really enjoyed this book.

This is an Advance Reader copy of the book so cannot post on PBS even though that is where I got it, person before me I guess didn't know this.  It will go in my donate away pile.  I think I have enough there to now take to the retirement home I have gone to in the past & see if they want these.