I've mentioned before that I often have to go through my Amazon Wish List and clean it up based off books I've read, random books I've added, and of course any books that have recently been released and I need to read ASAP.
It must be because of the upcoming summer months, but I have a lot of books in my wish list that I'm really excited about getting into. Below are some of my tops...
I feel like I've read this book before...woman has something bad happen to her, she goes to stay with an old family member in some old, creaky house, she finds something that transports her back in time to another, similar storyline, and everyone lives happily ever after. It's a pretty standard formula, but I'm a total sucker for it. I like the juxtaposition of past and present and I think deep down I would love to take off for a length of time and spend some time doing nothing.
Summary: A heartbroken woman stumbled upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author. In her twenties, Emily Wilson was on top of the world: she had a bestselling novel, a husband plucked from the pages of GQ, and a one-way ticket to happily ever after. Ten years later, the tide has turned on Emily’s good fortune. So when her great-aunt Bee invites her to spend the month of March on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, Emily accepts, longing to be healed by the sea. Researching her next book, Emily discovers a red velvet diary, dated 1943, whose contents reveal startling connections to her own life.
I have the biggest girl crush on Bethenny Frankel. It's all stemmed from her show on Bravo, Bethenny Ever After. She's such a strong businesswoman, but she also seems to be very in touch with her emotional side and it's really refreshing to see a hard-ass business woman actually have real emotions (I'm looking at you Martha Stewart). Anyways, Bethenny's story is really interesting to me...she had a product she was really passionate about (low-cal margaritas) and she fought her way to success with this product in the very male-dominated spirits/liquor industry. And along the way, she fell in love, got pregnant, and then got married. All on TV. She's written a couple of diet books that I don't have much interest in, but I think this one should be interesting.
Summary: BETHENNY FRANKEL'S no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is personality won over countless fans, and made her a nationally bestselling author and the star of her own hit Bravo show Bethenny Getting Married? Now Bethenny opens up and shares the obstacles she overcame and the great success she has enjoyed while discovering how to approach life from "A Place of Yes." Bethenny's path was not always clear as she overcame a difficult childhood, failed relationships, entrepreneurial efforts that never quite got off the ground, and lifelong money struggles. To deal with these challenges, Bethenny developed ten rules for pursuing her goals with authenticity and drive.
I've been waiting for the release of this book for a while. This is from the same author of Devil in the White City. I haven't read much about this time period and this sounds like a really story that will help more learn more about it in an interesting way.
Summary: In the Garden of Beasts is a vivid portrait of Berlin during the first years of Hitler’s reign, brought to life through the stories of two people: William E. Dodd, who in 1933 became America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s regime, and his scandalously carefree daughter, Martha. Ambassador Dodd, an unassuming and scholarly man, is an odd fit among the extravagance of the Nazi elite. His frugality annoys his fellow Americans in the State Department and Dodd’s growing misgivings about Hitler’s ambitions fall on deaf ears among his peers, who are content to “give Hitler everything he wants.” Martha, on the other hand, is mesmerized by the glamorous parties and the high-minded conversation of Berlin’s salon society—and flings herself headlong into numerous affairs with the city’s elite, most notably the head of the Gestapo and a Soviet spy. Both become players in the exhilarating (and terrifying) story of Hitler’s obsession for absolute power, which culminates in the events of one murderous night, later known as “the Night of Long Knives.” The rise of Nazi Germany is a well-chronicled time in history, which makes In the Garden of Beasts all the more remarkable.
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