Monday, May 19, 2014

Monday Mailbox

I was off gallivanting around New Orleans this weekend and having myself a big old time. In the meantime, I had a lot of great looking books landing on my doorstep. This week's mailbox arrivals:

The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma came from Harper and TLC Book Tours for a blog tour.

I love stories about people who immigrate to the US and how they and their families adjust so this tale of three generations of Chinese American women, from the grandmother who first came to this country to escape Mao's Revolution to the teenaged granddaughter who was adopted from China, should be fascinating.

We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas came from Simon and Schuster.

What happens when the American Dream is not everyone's dream? I can't wait to read this novel about a family where one person drives the upward mobility she so wants while the other is reluctant to chase that golden ring.

We Are Called to Rise by Laura McBride came from Simon and Schuster.

A novel set in Las Vegas, but the Las Vegas that tourists don't visit, this looks like a fantastic novel.

Helena Rubenstein by Michele Fitoussi came from Gallic and Meryl Zegarek PR.

Make-up and fashion are not my things at all but I am curious about a woman to whom these were driving forces.

The One and Only by Emily Giffin came from Ballantine Books and Book Sparks PR for a blog tour.

I've already reviewed this one here.

If you'd like to see the marvelous goodies in other people's mailboxes, make sure to visit Mailbox Monday and have fun seeing how we are all doing our part to keep the USPS and delivery services viable.

5 comments:

  1. Oh I'd love to visit New Orleans! Were you at the RT convention? All your books look so good, and The Year She Left Us especially caught my eye. Enjoy and have a great week!

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  2. Ooh, how fun to visit New Orleans! Did you go to RT? If it ever comes to my area I'll be there for sure!
    You received some great looking books. Hope you love them all!

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  3. I have my eye on that Helena Rubenstein book! Hope you enjoy it.
    Harvee
    Book Dilettante

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  4. Glad you enjoyed your time in New Orleans!!
    We Are Called To Rise is going to be one of my picks for Books That Caught Our Eye this week!

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  5. They all look good.

    ENJOY your reading week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

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