Weekends Booked // November
Whether traveling and in need of a great airplane book, or hosting family and looking to steal away for some quiet time, we have three great picks during this month of thanks and giving.
The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life, by Janice Kaplan // This former magazine editor in chief decides to start looking on the bright side, despite the circumstances. The result? Her marriage, family, health, and work all transform for the better. With personal insights and insightful research, this book makes a glass half empty look more than full.
The Mountain Between Us, by Charles Martin // A stormy winter night in Utah, one last-minute charter plane, and passengers desperate to get home. Then a crash high in the wilderness. Days turn to weeks and two survivors must find a way to battle their own demons, alongside the brutal reality of the raw landscape that surrounds them. Powerful and a timely reminder that we cannot tame the wild mountains, they must tame us.
To the Bright Edge of the World, by Eowyn Ivey // In this historical fiction novel, Colonel Allen Forrester leads a group into wild Alaska Territory in 1885, recording in his journal the untamed land and remote nature that surrounds them. His pregnant wife, Sophie, remains at the barracks in Vancouver eagerly awaiting his return from this unknown land. The story they leave behind is one of courage and exploration.
