The Story of a Marriage - Geir Gulliksen

Ugh, whiny, obsessive, weird husband loses wife to another man.  Not recommended.

Published: 2018  Read: October 2019  Genre: Fiction

Night of Miracles - Elizabeth Berg

This was a sweet story that builds upon her previous book's characters.  I don't think I read the prequel.  This is the story of an aging widow, her neighbors and adopted daughter and granddaughter.  It's about kindness and caring and the passing of one generation who hands off the future to the next.  A nice read.

Published: 2018  Read: October 2019  Genre: Fiction

Ref: Black Elk Speaks - a book about being part of nature was referred to as one of the favorites of one of the characters in the story.  I added it to my TBR.

Future Home of the Living God - Louise Erdrich

"The first thing that happens at the end of the world is that we don't know what is happening".  This quote is the background of this depressing story.  Evolution is running backwards, birds laying eggs that hatch raptors, cats giving birth to saber tooth tigers and humans giving birth to ...we don't know what.  The story is told in first person by Cedar, an adopted Native American child raised by hippie-like liberals, who is pregnant and writing a journal to her unborn child.  She is pursued throughout the story because pregnant women are being "sequestered" to monitor the births of their children. 

I've read books by Erdrich before a long time ago and my reviews weren't great on those.  This one kept me reading and I had no inkling of where the story would lead.  In the end, its a statement about our society and the world with a ominous outlook.

Published: 2017  Read: September 2019  Genre: Fiction