#16 ~ W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton is another good Kinsey story. I have such an affinity for her character. I'd forgotten where I got my love of hard boiled egg sandwiches {with mayo on white bread} ~ it made me giggle to read about her eating one & then it made me hungry for one.
This is a story of family dysfunction, hurt, betrayal, anger, fear, hatred and the longing for love and belonging. All the same emotions that are always part of Kinsey. I love how Grafton has created this incredibly strong and independent woman who is so needy. I think that we all have a lot of those same traits. At the core of our being, we all want love and acceptance. Kinsey is pulled into the center of a death & discovers a murderer. A well woven tale. And now I've caught up, and have to wait until she writes X...Y...Z. Can't believe it's so close to done. I remembering reading Kinsey adventures when I was pregnant with Patrick!
Quotes & Words:p44 ~ disputatious
fond of having heated arguments
p49 ~ obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control
p59 ~ There's something inherent in human nature that has us constructing narratives to explain a world that is otherwise chaotic and opaque.
p107~ I'm curious why he'd keep his valuable in a bank when that's exactly where a bank robber's going to hit first.{spoken by Pearl, a homeless woman}
p283 ~ I could tell she was processing the idea of keeping her mouth shut, which is generally a smart move though I've never mastered it myself.
p288 ~ That ploy won't work here because I always look exactly like myself. This can be discouraging.
p359 ~ Pull a gun on a fellow, you better be prepared to shoot.
p435 ~ I wondered if I'd ever be nice enough to volunteer for anything. I was hoping not.
fl: Two dead men changed the course of my life that fall. ll: We took the ashes home with us, and in a private ceremony of our own, we folded them into the rich earth in Henry's flower beds, where they'll nourish the roses when spring comes again.
#17 is another Maisie Dobbs. number 8 of 10...so I'm almost caught up there too. A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear was written in 2011, so there may be hope that she will be writing more than 10. This one is very interesting because we see more of the quite progressive Maisie with her new love, James Compton {I just LOVE this development because it just drives home how much the culture has changed ~ but I see problems arising as James moves into Edbury Place, where Maisie was in service as a girl} Maisie becomes a professor to keep watch on political developments that may be detrimental to the Crown. Interesting time in Europe's history, this waiting time between WWI and WWII. Also interesting in how much of a following outside of Gemany Hitler was able to gather. Frighting that he wasn't seen as the threat he was. {a lesson for today?}
Quotes & Words:p326~ One always has riches when one has a book to read.
p364~ chivvy
fl: Maisie Dobbs has been aware of the motor car following her for some time. ll: She smiled at the irony--the junior lecturer in philosopy struggling with a child's fairy-talk ending. Yes, time would give up her secrets. She just had to wait.
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