more book suggestions

Well, the stay at home order continues. The vaccination rate is slowly climbing toward the level it needs to be for restrictions to be lifted. The daily number of COVID cases in Ontario has begun to decline. The weather is improving and our bulbs are blooming. However, we still need to think up ways to stay calm, engaged, and relatively contented in the remaining days until the stay at home order is lifted.

I have been rereading various book series from my bookshelf. I got this idea from a 90 year old friend of mine who has told me that is what has kept her going during COVID. As I combed through my bookshelves this morning, I came across a couple more authors to recommend to you- one of whom I don’t think you will know.

That’s Dorothy Gilman. She wrote a delightful series of novels featuring the ‘witty and unpredictable Emily Pollifax—part-time CIA operative, full-time garden-clubbing grandmother from New Jersey.’ There are 18 novels in total and I remember thoroughly enjoying each one.

The other author is Steve Berry. He has a series of novels featuring former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, who keeps getting called back to work when his former boss, Stephanie Nelle, needs his help. These books also give us the chance to learn a lot of history, but if you want to skip that and just read the action and interaction between characters, you can.

I have started to reread Mrs Pollifax and the Second Thief and within a few paragraphs I was into the story. This book was written in 1993 and as I am blessed with the ability to forget a story line, I know I am in for a very enjoyable few days ahead!

Hopefully as you comb through your bookshelves, you too will discover some old treasures. If not, I can heartily recommend exploring Dorothy Gilman and Steve Berry’s books!

May you be continue to be blessed with resilience, stamina, and fortitude to endure these COVID days, as well as with the enjoyment of some of the pleasures of nature in springtime.