THE PARIS MYSTERY by Australian author Kirsty Manning focuses on Charlie (Charlotte) James, a young Australian journalist hoping to make it as the Paris correspondent for a large British newspaper in 1938, and to leave her broken marriage behind. It’s still cold and rainy in northern California even though it’s officially spring, but fortunately I haven’t been affected by any flooding or power outages (fingers crossed).

Why not? I’m happy to say I enjoyed all four of my reads. Hello, everyone! This week, coincidentally, I read two books set in 1930s Paris–go figure! I also read my first Christmas-themed book of the year (I have three more waiting). What about you? I’m reading about obituaries. What were you trying to do with your life? If you’re writing your obituary or memoir, though, he urges people to ask the same three questions he asks before writing the story of someone’s life for the newspaper.

Because I’ll review it here on Saturday, I’m not going to say much about it. His book is Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer’s Guide to Telling Your Story. Hagerty is the full-time obituary writer at The Wall Street Journal. I had to wait until Tuesday to get a copy of the book from the library. Hagerty was speaking at a local bookstore there, and she wished I was there to go with her. How’s your weather?Ī few weeks ago, my sister who lives in the Columbus, Ohio area texted me and asked why I wasn’t living there already. Fortunately, nothing has been said about flooding, so we’ll be fine. Here in southwestern Indiana, we’re supposed to have rain every day until Sunday. It seems as if California is sending its rain to us in the Midwest.

Summoned by Rainy Kaye