I finished the 3rd book that made me a “fabulous reader” from our ski trip earlier this month. (Aren’t you all pleased to see that my pace of one book that I set in the month of February was just a fluke? Me too!) It was called Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (the lady who wrote Girl With a Pearl Earring). I have now read all of Tracy’s books and must say that the most famous one is my least favorite. I didn’t really like Girl With a Pearl Earring but have loved all the others. Funny, right?

Sadly, as this book was mostly dialogue and story, there weren’t many quotable things. Just this one:

1. “He married the daughter of his fathers closest friend, a woodcutter, and except for the fumbling they did in bed together, it was like being with a sister.”

Yep, that’s the only thing I found funny enough to quote here for you fine people. But I really liked the book. What this author does is take something from history and make up a story to go along with it. Girl With a Pearl Earring is based on a famous painting. The Lady and the Unicorn is based on some famous French tapestries and this one was based on the stories behind some of William Blake’s poems. Very interesting.

While I enjoyed reading this book and it didn’t take me but a few days, I’m so excited to be done with it because I can now start reading some of the bounty of books I got for my birthday. I am so excited! I wish I could cozy up into a nice soft chair by a fire with a warm beverage and some cookies and just read until I have read them all. Sadly, a girls got to work (and watch basketball) and thus it is not to be. But I am sure I’m going to love all the books I got and I’ll keep you posted.