I started to not even write about this, but what the hell. So a week ago–on a nice pre-fall Saturday–my best friend and went to the public library’s 25 cent book sale. Excitedly, of course. We had some authors in mind, and felt like this was the perfect opportunity to dig into the shopping fray. Nonetheless, you know how these sales go; lots of books pulled from the library’s attic, and crammed on a stream of folding tables like a flea market. Perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Even so, I walked in with three authors on my mind: Susan Wittig Albert, Nevada Barr, and Rita Mae Brown. And I lucked out–and then some. So let me share what I’ve found and why (more or less) I got them.
(I’m not going to talk too much about some of the authors, but will link their websites via their names.)
At the time I went to the sale I was in the middle of reading Doris Mortman’s True Colors. I haven’t picked up her books in years–after spending the summer of 2011 engrossed in her second novel, First Born. So when I found a cleaner copy of The Wild Rose at the sale, I grabbed it to replace the unread copy I bought at a thrift store a couple of years ago. Hard to believe the copy is from the mid-80’s and in such pristine condition. For 25 cents it was a no-brainer. As for the copy of Mortman’s Rightfully Mine, it’s a discarded library book in decent condition. But hey, I was enjoying True Colors so why not another Mortman book to add.
Mortman writes what I would sum as the literary version of an 80’s mini-series. Think Deceptions, Voice of the Heart, and Scruples. Romance, drama, melodrama, family secrets. You get it. Oh, and of course stuck-up bitches with loads of money and attitude. Love it!
Mortman writes what I would sum as the literary version of an 80’s mini-series. Think Deceptions, Voice of the Heart, and Scruples. Romance, drama, melodrama, family secrets. You get it. Oh, and of course stuck-up bitches with loads of money and attitude. Love it!
Jackie Collins' Hollywood Husbands is finally off my Amazon wish list. I placed it there immediately after reading Collins’ Hollywood Wives some summers ago. Never got around to ordering the sequel, Hollywood Husbands. But when this copy sprang up from the pile of books, I didn’t hesitate. I’m an on/off Collins reader. And from that experience, I don’t believe any of her titles I’ve read can top Hollywood Wives. Here’s to hoping Hollywood Husbands can second it. (Currently reading it and it’s selling me, but not in a “hot cakes” capacity.)
