Author: Bonnie Grams

This title was from the Crossmount Book Club that both Stacia and Deloise belong to. It really wasn’t on my list but I needed a book to read and, again, I was able to download the book and didn’t need to bring the physical copy home with me.

When Elizabeth Zott falls in love with Calvin Evans it is a match made in heaven. Both are scientists but Calvin is famous and Elizabeth is treated very poorly in a field dominated by men. When Calvin dies unexpectedly Elizabeth is devastated and, as she awaits the birth of their child, she sets up her own lab in the kitchen. She eventually earns a spot on a cooking show but frustrates the producer by continually teaching the chemistry behind each of her recipes.

I saw this listed as a series on Apple TV+ but I never paid it any attention. I’ll be watching the series now that I’ve read and enjoyed the book.

Goodreads Rating: * * * *

Author: Louise Penny

When you’re on the road and needing a book to download You can’t go wrong with an Armand Gamache story. I didn’t enjoy this as much as others I’ve read but I think it was because it wasn’t set in Three Pines so, although the usual characters are there they didn’t play as big a role. There were a lot of other characters but several, whom you assumed were good guys. turned out not to be so. And vice versa. It was a surprise to come to a somewhat unsatisfying ending only to see that the story carries on into the next book.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Author: Vincent Lam

Pat gifted this book to Kathryn and then she gave it back to us to read. Pat read it in a timely manner but I procrastinated. When I was preparing the spare bedroom for guests I added it to my stack of books and, before my fall trip, I started it because I was able to also download a copy so I didn’t have to take the physical book with me.

I’m not a fan of short stories but several of the characters are connected in some way which made the transitions smoother. All are training to be doctors and by the end of the stories they are all practicing medicine in one way or another. One of the stories deals with the SARS outbreak and after Covid I found it very interesting.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Author: David Baldacci

This book came to me from a fellow quilter. I’ve read the author before so I expected it would be a good one.

The story is set in Virginia in 1968. Emancipation laws have been enacted but they have yet to be fully accepted by the common people. Jack Lee is a small town lawyer who has never tried a murder case. When the maid from the house down the street asks him to defend her grandson-in-law he accepts, knowing it will be a difficult battle for a white lawyer to defend a black man. When Desiree DuBose steps in, a black lawyer with a lot of experience in defending against racism, the two take on the case together.

Goodreads Rating: * * *