My plans for next week:
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor: this is part of my #readmyhoard challenge for 2024. It is a reread, but I bought a copy of the NYRB edition for my bookshelves after reading a library borrow. I also bought the next 2 books in Fermor’s narrative, which I also plan to read this year. I didn’t want to pick up the continuation without revisiting this one.
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope: Also a reread. I read the entire Chronicles of Barsetshire about 5 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. So much that I decided to revisit them in 2024, and, hopefully, move onto the Palliser novels after I finish up Barsetshire.
Saint Peter’s Fair by Ellis Peters: A theme has developed for next week – I am planning rereads. Several years ago, I bought all but the first 3 Brother Cadfael mysteries when they went on super sale for my kindle. I’ve read a number of them, but I’m not quite sure where I let off. I really loved the series and want to finish it, so, again, I’m embarking on a reread of the books on my account.
All of these books qualify as comfort reads for me. I’m looking down the barrel of ice, snow, and extremely cold weather. My husband & I just made sure that our water pipes are insulated, we’ve unhooked the outside water to avoid frozen pipes, and he’s testing our generator right now. We have plans to hunker down to ride out the winter storm. Hopefully we can avoid a power outage, but if needs must, we are prepared.