Dear FictionAddicts,
I can
hardly believe 2017 is 80% complete. It’s true what they say, ‘Time waits for
no man” ( and woman too). Well in a way I’m glad the year is running out. There
were some high points in the year and some really bad low points. I’m hoping
the new year will bring best things to all of us.
I’m sure we had fun reading Paula Hawkins’
thriller, Into the water. Truth be told, I’ve not read even 50 pages of
the book yet (thanks to work and other pressing commitments)but the little I’ve
read tells me it’s sure to keep one on the edge. It literally gives me the chills.
This month we’ll read
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell:
Film critic Beth and copy editor Jennifer are
best of friend and coworkers at Omaha Courier Newspaper. In their emails, they
both exchange witty banter, jokes and an underlying affection to help them get through
their frustrations in life and love. Jennifer is married to a high school music
teacher and her husband wants to have kids. Jennifer is reluctant on the issue
of children but she eventually gets pregnant.
Beth lives with her college boyfriend of eight years, Chris. They’ve lived together for
many years but Beth gets the sense that he will never propose. With her younger
sister getting married at the end of the year she feels the stagnant nature of
her relationship with Chris deeply.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O’ Neil can’t believe this
is his job now- reading other people’s e-mail. When he applied to be “internet
security officer”, he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers-
not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.
When Lincoln comes across Beth’s an d
Jennifer’s messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can’t help being
entertained and captivated by their stories. By the time Lincoln realizes he’s
falling for Beth, it is way too late to introduce himself. What would he say?
Love,
FictionAddict
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