Raining Again

I should be on the bus going to another lunchtime concert at Waikato University. I will have to see if I can connect with it online as it is raining much too heavily to take big coats, a wet dog and coats and blankets for him. 

I have been reading quite a lot in the evening now, my days are very full and work and writing leave little time for the daytime pleasure of reading.
After finishing Susan Cutsforth's book about their latest visit to their home in France I started reading:

“It’s not that I don’t like people,” writes Maureen Corrigan in her introduction to Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading. “It’s just that there always comes a moment when I’m in the company of others—even my nearest and dearest—when I’d rather be reading a book.” In this delightful memoir, Corrigan reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life—from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan’s love for a good story shines. (less)

I am enjoying the book but do prefer it when she relates the books she is reading to her own life. I found the constant lists of books frustrating as many of them which looked interesting were not available for kindle. I think authors and English professors should check given this is the dominant way many of us read today.

I belong to a website which emanates out of Australia and is called 'Starts at 60'. Last week they advertised a book which interested me:

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It sounds just the book for me so hope to read it soon. I have also recently pre-ordered a book which arrived yesterday in my kindle:

 

Twenty-one people of different ages have one thing in common; they’re within six months of their deaths. They’ve endured the battle of the medical system as they sought cures for their illnesses, and are now settling in to die. Some reconcile, some don’t. Some are gracious, some not. As Nina Angela McKissock, a highly experienced hospice nurse, goes from home to home and within the residential hospice, she shares her journey of deep joy, humorous events, precious stories, and heartbreaking love.

Free of religiosity, dogma, or fear, From Sun to Sun brings readers into McKissock’s world—and imparts the profound lessons she learns as she guides her beloved patients on their final journey.

While this book is more serious than others I have read lately it looks very good and hopefully I can gain some insight from her thoughts.