A Bloom of a Book
Awww, geez... I got so caught up in watching the preliminary mini-tournaments to the U.S. Open this week and fighting off yet another summer cold, as well as reading my next tour-de-force read-to-review novel, that I forget to post an entry for my yesterday's review that was posted this morning on www.authorexposure.com. Big bummer!

Sorry ‘bout that.

Anyway. The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley, as the headline to my entry on my most favorite review site says, is, indeed, "a beautiful bloom of a book".

There is an old saying, "Dress to please others, but eat to please thyself." I don't know who said it or when, but while I agree with the second part, I disagree with the first. Now that I am retired, spending most of my time either on the courts or pursuing my varied literary endeavors, I dress for comfort, not for fashion. Besides, who else sees me except the dog, the cat, and the occasional neighbor?

Which is why I sometimes search the local Goodwill racks for vintage men's shirts or funky tees to wear. It's a shame, though, that there isn't a vintage clothing store in our immediate area, like the one in Stephanie Lehmann's novel, Astor Place Vintage .

Set in New York City of the early 1900s and the modern world of 2010, this critically acclaimed book is the story of two women who, separated by nearly a century of feminist history, find their lives entwined through a 1907 diary found in an old fur muff. This is a well-written novel; an enjoyable read which I reviewed for www.authorexposure.com. Please take the time to click the link and read my comments.

Oh, and I've amended the phrase I quoted above: "Dress vintagely to please others, but eat and read to please thyself."