Looking back at it now, it was a really solid reading year. I mean, it did its usual (for me) thing and meandered its merry way, here and there, up and down, and in fits and starts across the span of all twelve months. But it really did shape up nicely. Which is a good thing, because it was—shockingly, I know—another year in which we so desperately needed the authors and books and words of the world to come through for us. And they did, didn't they? I am, as ever, so grateful for them and their willingness to push through every barrier and battle that I know must try to keep them from putting their visions on paper. And so, as has long been my custom, I record here my list of published books that saw me through the year. Gifts, every one. (listed in the order in which I read them) The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake Bride by Ali Hazelwood You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary Lips Like Sugar by Jes...
, in which Anne Elliot reads Captain Wentworth's letter. I think my favorite part is when he pauses and says in that perfectly modulated voice, "I can listen no longer in silence." Yeah. That should do the trick this Monday morning. Thank goodness for Jane Austen. What would the world be like without her?
I've had such a crush on Greg Weiss like you wouldn't believe! Hotness.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love that I just recently read Persuasion and now this!!
ReplyDeleteOh my. You know, I've always thought Emma Thompson to be one of the smartest women alive. Not only is she fantastic in every role she plays and she wrote that fantastic screenplay for Sense & Sensibility (which was just about perfect) but she married Greg Wise and had his child. She is my idol (LOL) I now need to go find my copy of Persuasion :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie, I love Jane Austen and I watched Sense & Sensibility something like five times.
ReplyDelete"For you alone I think and Plan"...now this is a declaration of love
Goodness! I think the only way that could be more swoon-worthy is if it was Richard Armitage reading. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKatie, well, how could you NOT?? I mean, I am in love with Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon, but still. Willoughby...
ReplyDeleteLenore, oh, that's right! What perfect timing. :)
Jen, I just have to say that I agree with every single word you said. I have long felt that way, in fact.
Emily, S&S is one of my top 10 movies of all time, no question. I could pretty much always watch it.
mainhoonemily, you said it! Okay, what kind of strings do we have to pull to get someone to stick RA in an armchair and slap a copy of P&P in his hand??
Thank you, Angie! That was awesome, and just what I needed.
ReplyDeleteSally, I'm so glad. Sometimes you just need a little loveliness in your life. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's quite a few that are worth listening too there. I had been meaning to go back and check if they had added any new ones to this site and it looks like they have. Thanks for the reminder about the site!
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