Sunday, January 15, 2012

Monday Mailbox


Mailbox Monday is being hosted throughout the month of January by Alyce at  At Home With Books.
This is a feature where we share what books entered our homes in the past week.

Caveat: Mailbox Monday can lead to exponentially exploding tbr/wish lists.


Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: uary 7th 2012 by Penguin Group (USA) (first published February 22nd 2011)
ISBN: 0452297605 (ISBN13: 9780452297609)

From the publisher:

In 1862, the men of Water's Ford, Pennsylvania, rally to President Lincoln's call while Dorothea Granger marshals her friends to "wield their needles for the Union." Meanwhile, Anneke Bergstrom hides the shame she feels for her husband's pacifism; gifted writer Gerda Bergstrom takes on local Southern sympathizers in the pages of the Water's Ford Register; and Constance Wright struggles to help her husband gain entry to the Union Army-despite the color of his skin. As the women work, hope, and pray, the men they love confront loneliness, boredom, and danger on the battlefield. But the women of the sewing circle also forge a new independence that will forever alter the patchwork of life in the Elm Creek Valley.

Received from SA/Plume





Hardcover, 352 pages
Expected publication: February 14th 2012 by St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312658516 (ISBN13: 9780312658519)

From the publisher:

Maya is an accomplished psychiatry resident with a terrific boyfriend, loving family, and bustling New York social life. When her grandmother dies in India, a family squabble over property results in a curse that drifts across continents and threatens Maya's life. Or so her father says-- Maya (being a modern woman, an American, and a doctor, for goodness' sake) doesn't believe in curses, Brahman, or otherwise. But when her father suffers a heart attack, her sister miscarries, and her career and relationship both start to falter, Maya starts to worry. A trip back to India with her best friend Heidi, Maya reasons, will be just what's needed to remove the curse, save her family, and to put her own life back in order. Thus begins a journey into Maya's parallel world-- an India filled with loving and annoying relatives, vivid colors, and superstitious customs--a cross-cultural, transcontinental search to for a chance to find real love.

Received from SA/St. Martin's Press
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26 comments:

  1. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaJanuary 15, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    I like the sound of Other Waters:)
    Enjoy them both Kaye.

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  2. MysticaJanuary 15, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    Both new to me. Enjoy.

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  3. RyanJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:53 AM

    Other Waters has a gorgeous cover. I hope the inside matches. Have a great week.

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  4. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)January 16, 2012 at 2:48 AM

    I also received Other Waters last week. I think it will be a good one.

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  5. Mary (Bookfan)January 16, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    I hope Other Waters is as good as the beautiful cover! Have a good week, Kaye.

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  6. bermudaonionJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    I got Other Waters too. The Union Quilters sounds right up your alley. Enjoy!

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  7. AnneJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    The Union Quilters sound great. Enjoy!

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  8. Laurel-Rain SnowJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    Other Waters is going on my list! Thanks for sharing your delicious mailbox, and enjoy!

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  9. Nise' January 16, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    They both look wonderful. Enjoy.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    Looks like a good week of reading ahead.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_16.html

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  11. Yvonne @ Fiction Books ReviewsJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Hi Kaye,

    Two very diverse and individual books this week, so you should have some very interesting reading.

    'Other Waters' sounds particularly intrguing to me and I just love the cover art, makes me feel so calm and relaxed just looking at it, although the book does have a very intense sounding synopsis.

    Thanks for stopping by Fiction Books, I always appreciate your comments and have a great week.

    Yvonne

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  12. ZibileeJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    Other Waters looks like something that I would really love, and I need to see if I can get my hands on a copy. Very nice mailbox today, Kaye!

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  13. AlyceJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    I've been seeing Other Waters around quite a bit. Nice mailbox!

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  14. DCMetroreaderJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    Both sound promising to me. Happy reading!

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  15. StaciJanuary 16, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    I've been reading the Quilting series for a long time..hope you enjoy this one. I love the cover of the other book. What no cozies???

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  16. MoniquereadsJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Both of those look good. I like the sound of Other Waters and the cover is lovey.

    Here's what came in my mailbox.

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  17. Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid ReaderJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Both books sound great. I hope you enjoy them.

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  18. Beth(bookaholicmom)January 16, 2012 at 8:14 PM

    I love the cover of Other Waters! I read the first book in the quilt series and enjoyed it. I need to pick the series back up sometime.

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  19. JennersJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    I am in love with the cover of Other Waters!!!

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  20. Laura at Library of Clean ReadsJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    What a stunning cover on OTHER WATERS. And the premise sounds really good.

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  21. caiteJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:31 AM

    Other Waters sounds interesting..and that cover...wow.

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  22. AnnaJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    Both of these sound good, especially The Union Quilters. Happy reading, and have a great week!

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  23. kayerjJanuary 17, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    I want to read the "Quilter's" book.

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  24. WrightyJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    I haven't heard of either book but they both sound good. I love the cover of Other Waters! Hope they're great!

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    I love the cover for Other Waters! What a bonus that it actually sounds really good, too :)

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  26. DarleneJanuary 20, 2012 at 3:51 PM

    Other Waters sounds fantastic. I hadn't heard of it before but I'd like to read it now.

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