I am so happy it's Friday, aren't you?
Did you find any great looking books this week? I found a few books by authors I am not familiar with. The first one comes out in Trade paperback on August 17th/Simon and Schuster.
.A new baby, a loving wife, a solid career, a dream house in Beverly Hills: Dr. Bobby Flopkowski has it all. Until a complicated series of events snowball into a disaster that changes the course of his life forever.
Now, with a tent on the beach as his only home and an addiction that has cut him off from everyone he once loved, Bobby has a revelation that could put him back on track: he believes he has solved the puzzling crime that led to his downfall. But as the reality he's always known slips farther away, will he be able to convince someone—anyone—that his suspicions aren't merely the pleas of a desperate man?
Next....How about this one?
Strangers
; Taichi Yamada
; Taichi YamadaLastly......
Andean Express
; Juan de Recacoechea
; Juan de Recacoechea(amazon)........In this leisurely, character-driven study set in 1952 from Bolivian author de Recacoechea (American Visa), a train ride across the high Andean plain serves as the stage for a high-stakes card game, a quick sexual encounter and murder. The dramatic trip across the Antiplano from La Paz, Bolivia, to the Chilean seaport of Arica only incidentally recalls Agatha Christie's classic Murder on the Orient Express. The large cast mirrors the political and social scene, including an older businessman and his teenage wife, a skirt-chasing college student, a revolutionary disguised as a priest, expatriates from Ireland and Russia, and a deadly one-legged mine worker who struck at the floor with his crutches à la Long John Silver, his favorite fictional character. More Camus than mystery thriller, this novel delights like strong coffee savored in a cosmopolitan cafe.
Nice mix. I like the book set in South America and would like to see what you think of it.
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I have a copy of Strangers and hope to read it in the next couple of months (but I probably said that last year too :-) )
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - they all look good!
ReplyDeleteThey do sound good! I am particularly fond of the description of The Human Bobby.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading this weekend :)
I like all three of your finds. Worth checking out!
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Boy -- have not heard of any of those! That middle one especially looked intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI read tons of fiction but also go into non-fiction and memoirs upon occasion. My Friday Find is about addiction, betrayal and transformation. It's "Free Sex, Expensive Therapy" by Judith Sage´and is an interesting look at an interesting -- and transformed life. She gets that to be whole we have to accept our unlikable parts of ourselves -- which she calls our "shadow." That makes Groundhog Day a literal crossroads -- a place to run from or appreciate her "shadow." I find that quite the interesting concept and a unique way of looking at things.
All of these books are new to me! Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of The Human Bobby and the cover is really interesting too. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are able to snag at least a few of these titles.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Strangers looks really, really good! The others also look interesting as well. Where do you find all these great books?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your fabulous finds, Diane. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI am looking to read more books by Japanese authors and/or about Japanese culture, so I'll keep Strangers in mind. I hadn't heard of it before reading your post, so thanks for introducing me to it!
ReplyDeleteI can't get past the name Flopkowski in that first description.
ReplyDeleteInteresting selections there...I thought about reading the first one earlier this week..and the second one sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteThe Human Bobby does look like a good book :)
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