Emma M. Lion

Many have discovered the unique and totally absorbing pleasure to be found in reading the eight volumes (more to come!) of The Unselected Journals of Miss Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower.   I came rather late to the journals, finally obtaining them earlier this year and quickly making my way through the first six volumes in April and May.  I knew a ninth volume was in the works, possibly to be printed this summer.  I held off reading volumes 7 and 8 as long as I possibly could, but finally gave in last week, so now there are none!  Until Volume 9 arrives in the bookstores, that is.   And the long anticipatory waiting begins. . . sigh!

 

An Unaccustomed Flurry of Book Buying

It seems like several years have passed since the last time I chose to invest in any fictional works.  I always try to find what I want at the local libraries, city and county.  I have so often been disappointed in many of the new books I have bought and, as we all know, books are expensive these days.

This rule of thumb has been broached, however, just recently.  All because I could not find this Emma M. Lion series at the library except as audio books.  So I took a leap of faith and purchased Volumes One and Two, as a test. Well, they exceeded my expectations (!) and so I followed up with Volumes Three, Four and Five, which arrived Sunday.  When these have been read, there are still Volumes Six, Seven and Eight to procure, with a Volume Nine reportedly nearing publication.  

In addition, a friend highly recommended Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, which also arrived Sunday.

Looking forward to several days of happy escapism into other places and other times . . .