Fiction addicts get in here!!!
It’s Sweet September. It’s the month of my birth and I’m super duper
excited. #September11loading. Y’all have to just admit it, September is the best
month of the year. I mean the month kicks off with a two day holiday in
celebration of our Muslim folk which falls into a weekend and as Nigerians, we
know how we do. These are the times I just love my country, we know how to make
a good holiday.
I’m sure you had the best time with our book
of the month for August. Gosh, Sophie Kinsella had me in stitches. I chose her
because truth be told I personally needed some laughs because the
last two months have not been the best for me but I’m really optimistic everything will turn out right
eventually because God’s in my boat.
This month we’ll be reading two books, The
Third Wife by Lisa Jewell and Big Girl by Danielle Steel.
The Third
Wife, by Lisa Jewell (2015) : Maya, 30 year old third wife of Adrian Wolfe is hit by a
bus late one night. Was it an accident or a suicide? Adrian begins to investigate the cause a year
after his wife’s death. Cracks and secrets are revealed in his perfect family. His
divorce from his his two previous wives had been amicable or so it seemed and
his children, all five of them were resilient as ever or so he thought. But something or someone must have driven
Maya over the edge. A strange woman is stalking Adrian and he believes she has
answers, but he must first track her down.
Download The
Third Wife, here
Big Girl by Danielle
Steel (2010): A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes and ordinary
looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially
in body-conscious Los Angeles. Her
father, Jim, is tall and slender and, her mother Christina, is a fine-boned,
dark-haired beauty. Both are self-centered, outspoken, and disappointed by
their daughter’s looks. After the birth of Victoria’s perfect younger sister, Gracie,
her father liked to refer to his firstborn as “Our tester cake”. With Gracie,
everyone agreed that Jim and Christina got it right.
Every other member of the family can eat what
they like and not gain and ounce but Victoria must watch everything she eats
and also endure belittling and snide remarks and comments about her body while
her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Soon after college, she moves to
New York just to get away from home.
She lands her dream job as a high school teacher
and despite tension with her parents Victoria remains close to her sister. Though
they could not be more different in looks, they loved each other unconditionally.
But regardless of her accomplishments her parents just always know what to say
to bring her down.
When Gracie announces her engagement to a man
who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, Victoria worries about
her sister’s happiness and with no man of her own she feels like a failure once
again. But as the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning
betrayal , and a family confrontation leads to a turning point.
Download Big
Girl, here
I hope you have a Sweet September, enjoy the holidays and the books.
Love,
Fictionaddict.
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