Book Review: May 2010

Hello dear readers!
I made it through two fabulous books this month and need to share with you.

The first book was Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts and she took a look at those women that helped shape our country. These are the mothers, wives and sisters of those men that helped form the U.S. government. While Cokie quotes from a number of different sources, it still is a great look at the amazing women that did have a voice in the late 1700's. I was surprised to see how many of these women were feminists and were heard by their fathers, husbands and brothers. Even though it took many more years to get us on an equal field, it was very eye opening to see how these women paved our way. I highly recommend this book!

The second book was Little Bee by Chris Cleave. I happened to run into the bookstore last week to get some reading material for the Memorial Day weekend. I picked up this book because the back of the book said, "We don't want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know enough to buy it, so we will just say this: This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day, and one of them has to make a terrible choice, the kind of choice we hope you never have to face. Two years later, they meet again-the story starts there... Once you have read it, you'll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens. The magic is in how the story unfolds."
Enough said, since I recommend this book!

Happy Reading!