Sunday, March 20, 2011

Mailbox Monday




Mailbox Monday, a weekly meme created by Marcia at The Printed Page, is currently on tour, hosted this month by  I'm Booking It and you can view the touring blog list at Mailbox Monday blog for the upcoming months. Anyone can play along. Just leave a link to your MM at the hosting blog and follow the links to other blogs to see what books are finding their way to mailboxes around the world.



Caveat: Mailbox Monday can make your TBR list to explode exponentially. Here's what showed up this past week.

Mourning Gloria (hardcover)  by Susan Wittig Albert received from Berkley for review. There will be a giveaway in April too for a brand spanking new copy from Berkley to one winner from the US.

From Goodreads:

While Pecan Springs bustles back to life in the warmth of spring, one woman's life is tragically brought to an end. China Bayles happens upon a burning house trailer and hears a woman screaming for help. The evidence leaves no doubt that it's arson homicide.
Jessica Nelson, an intern-reporter at the local paper, is assigned to cover the story. But she's gotten herself too deeply involved. When Jessica disappears, China is determined to find her, before she becomes headlines herself.

Prophecy (ARC) by S.J. Parris received from SA/Doubleday

From Goodreads:

It is the year of the Great Conjunction, when the two most powerful planets, Jupiter and Saturn, align—an astrologi­cal phenomenon that occurs once every thousand years and heralds the death of one age and the dawn of another. The streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth.
When several of the queen’s maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that some­thing far more sinister is at work. But even as the climate of fear at the palace intensifies, the queen refuses to believe that the killer could be someone within her own court.
Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to give the queen the proof she needs without putting her, England, or his own life in danger?
In this utterly gripping and gorgeously written novel, S. J. Parris has proven herself the new master of the historical thriller.

The Sandalwood Tree ( ARC) by Elle Newmark received from the author for a Pump up Your Book tour in April.

 Check out this enticing synopsis from Goodreads:

A sweeping novel that brings to life two love stories, ninety years apart, set against the rich backdrop of war-torn India. In 1947, American historian and veteran of WWII, Martin Mitchell, wins a Fulbright Fellowship to document the end of British rule in India. His wife, Evie, convinces him to take her and their young son along, hoping a shared adventure will mend their marriage, which has been strained by war.
But other places, other wars. Martin and Evie find themselves stranded in a colonial bungalow in the Himalayas due to violence surrounding the partition of India between Hindus and Muslims. In that house, hidden behind a brick wall, Evie discovers a packet of old letters, which tell a strange and compelling story of love and war involving two young Englishwomen who lived in the same house in 1857.
Drawn to their story, Evie embarks on a mission to piece together her Victorian mystery. Her search leads her through the bazaars and temples of India as well as the dying society of the British Raj. Along the way, Martin’s dark secret is exposed, unleashing a new wedge between Evie and him. As India struggles toward Independence, Evie struggles to save her marriage, pursuing her Victorian ghosts for answers.
Bursting with lavish detail and vivid imagery of Calcutta and beyond, The Sandalwood Tree is a powerful story about betrayal, forgiveness, fate, and love.

Yow! Does that sound good or what? I'm so looking forward to this one!

Mothers and Daughters (ARC) by Rae Meadows was received unsolicited from Jason at Henry Holt.

From Goodreads:

Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhood—the softness of her eight-month-old daughter's skin, the lovely weight of her child in her arms—but in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago.
When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. She learns that her grandmother Violet left New York City as an eleven-year-old girl, traveling by herself to the Midwest in search of a better life. But what was Violet's real reason for leaving? And how could she have made that trip alone at such a tender age?
In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. Moving back and forth in time between the stories of Sam, Violet, and Iris, Mothers and Daughters is the spellbinding tale of three remarkable women connected across a century by the complex wonder of motherhood.
 
Capture the Night by Geralyn Dawson was a surprise from Emily March's website.

What exciting new reads showed up at your house? Any one book in particular that has you all excited?

22 comments:

  1. I am looking forward to the Elle Newmark book too, did not realize it was a TLC book, must have missed that.

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  2. You had a good week! I got Mothers and Daughters too and can't wait to read it.

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  3. All of these books sound great especially Mothers and Daughters. I hope you enjoy it.

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  4. Wow, looks like a great bunch of books! I also received Mothers and Daughters and can't wait to get to it!

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  5. Your mailbox has some good stuff in it!! I love your Penguin Postman!

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  6. Have fun with your new books!

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  7. Ooh, they all look good. Hope you enjoy them :)

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  8. Mothers and Daughters and The Sandalwood Tree are two books which I would have liked to have read myself. Enjoy the reading.

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  9. Looks like a great haul for you. Enjoy.

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  10. Mothers and Daughters is making the rounds this week! I've got The Sandalwood Tree and prophecy, too. Here's my monster Mailbox!

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  11. Looks lke you are back in business my friend lol. Mothers and Daughters sound good. Thinking that one is going on my personal tbr bucket list but will wait for your review. Have a good week.

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  12. I see a couple in there that caught my attention! Hope you are doing well, Kaye! Its gettin hot down here already!! lol Enjoy your books, my friend.

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  13. The Sandalwood Tree looks really good. Happy reading!

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  14. Mourning Gloria sounds interesting. but then I do gravitate toward the mysteries..lol

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  15. These all look good. I'm reading the Sandalwood Tree too.

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  16. Mourning Gloria sounds like an interesting or maybe I should say an exciting book to read. I will have to sign up for the give-away in April.

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  17. great post.

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    I have reloaded the interviews and reviews, plus redesigned the blog. But if you could, please hit the "follow" button so I can reclaim the fellow bloggers I miss. I'm still following you, as my account remained--thank goodness!
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  18. You have a couple that look good to me: Mourning Gloria and Mothers Daughters. I'm looking forward to hearing about them.

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  19. So many great books -- happy reading!

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  20. Nice haul Kaye. Mothers and Daughters and Sandalwood Tree made it to my shelves as well; enjoy.

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  21. You got some good ones! Can't wait for the reviews :)

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  22. You're sure going to be busy with all these goodies! Pudgy is looking adorable, as always!!

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