It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for WWW Wednesday, an idea I borrowed from David Chazan, The Chocolate Lady, who borrowed it from someone else. For this feature, I report
- What I am reading now
- What I just finished reading
- What I intend to read next
This is something you can participate in, too, if you want, by leaving comments about what you’ve been reading or plan to read.
What I am reading now
I write up and schedule my reviews about a month ahead, so I am already in April, but I realized I had a book on my nightstand that I got to read for Reading Ireland Month. So, I have started it now, and I’m going to squeeze it into March for the event. It’s The Land of Spices by Kate O’Brien.
What I just finished reading
I just finished another British Library Crime Classics book, Tea on Sunday by Lettice Cooper. The tricky thing about this mystery is that there are a bunch of suspects, all of whom came to the victim’s house for tea, but none of them have an alibi! How can the police sort that out?
What I will read next
A while back I got extravagant and ordered three Folio Society reprints of shabby paperbacks I have owned for years and read over and over. It’s Georgette Heyer! I haven’t picked which one to read, and they will all be re-reviews for me, but what the heck! It’s reading purely for fun. The three books are Arabella, Frederica, and Venetia.
What? Me Read? 
Can’t wait to hear about The Land of Spices. I’ve read The Ante-Room by O’Brien and I really enjoyed it.
I have read two books by Kate O’Brien and enjoyed them.
The Folio editions of Georgette Heyer’s novels are an absolute delight! (Of the 3, I prefer Arabella and Frederica, but I know others rate Venetia higher – just a reminder how personal reading is.) I have kept my worn paperbacks, however, as they hold rich memories for me, and I especially like looking at the front covers from time to time …
I think Frederica is my favorite of the three. I would keep my paperbacks, but I don’t have the oldest ones anymore, since I replaced them. They’d be falling apart by now.
I’ll be interested to hear what you think of The Land of Spices. I read That Lady by Kate O’Brien years ago and thought it was interesting, but I haven’t read any more of her books yet.
I read one more besides That Lady, about a woman having an affair. This one is about nuns.
I re-read Arabella last week – so much fun!
I agree!