i went a little crazy

Except for Being Written, I haven't really been reading anything at all, but I went slightly nuts and got 5 new books this week. 

 

I just started reading The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman. It's weird and disturbing and I keep having to put it down because she's another author obsessed with bodily functions. It's set in 1507 in a starving village in Germany. Everything is a sign of divine punishment and a new priest arrives to find  and burn the 'witch' responsible. Reading this I had the same feeling as when I read/tried to read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet; the modern tone doesn't really mesh well with the subject matter.

Other picks in a nutshell:

The Outlander/Gil Adamson - 1903 - woman kills her husband, takes off into the wilderness, trailed by brothers-in-law - compared to Cold Mountain and early Cormac McCarthy

The Tenderness of Wolves/Stef Penney - 1867- Northern Territory- People says "Think Cold Mountain - only colder... Mystery, romance, and really bad weather - just try putting this one down."  Yep, there's obviously a theme here. 

Dreamers of the Day/Mary Doria Russell- 1921 - Egypt - 40 year old school teacher from Ohio arrives just as the modern Middle East is taking shape.

The Secret of Lost Things/ Sheridan Hay - coming of age in a emporium of used and rare books in New York. 

Anybody interested in borrowing any of these? I'll probably just end up reading a smutty romance novel anyway.