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.

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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.

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Author: Marilynne Robinson

This is the third book in the Gilead series and since I’m so far in I think I’ll go ahead and read the last one. Her writing style has differed from book to book; this one was more confusing than the others but it certainly filled in the background of the Rev. Ames’ young wife.

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