Kate’s 2¢: “Found In A Bookship” by Stephanie Butland

“Found In A Bookship” by Stephanie Butland

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Anne Marie Damman did a great job of narrating this story of how people coped during the pandemic. There were a lot of characters in all types and stripes of situations. All of whom were helped by the book-seller’s suggestions of which books to read.

   As I progressed through the chapters, I wished I’d kept a list of the books Kelly and Loveday recommended. Then, to my surprise, all the books are listed at the end of the book, as well as, book discussion topics.

From the WEB:

Stephanie Butland lives with her family near the sea in the North East of England. She writes in a studio at the bottom of her garden, and when she’s not writing, she trains people to think more creatively. For fun, she reads, knits, sews, bakes, and spins. She is an occasional performance poet.

Stephanie is the author of The Lost for Words Bookshop, The Secrets We Keep, and Letters to My Husband.

I grew up in the northeast of England, where I now live, though I did spend twenty years in London, too. I always loved reading and writing, and studied it, but didn’t start to write professionally until I was in my late thirties.

My home is close to the sea, and I find walking on the beach restful and inspiring. It’s where I always go when I need some thinking time!

I always wanted to be a writer, but it wasn’t until I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 at the age of thirty-seven that I found my way to blogging.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Found in a bookshop DB124159

Author: Butland, Stephanie

Reading Time: 11 hours, 39 minutes

Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Read by: Anne Marie Damman

Subjects: Human Relations, Psychological Fiction

“Loveday Cardew’s beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes. Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the bottom of their garden in Whitby. All they need is someone who shares their love of books. Suddenly it’s clear to Loveday that she and her team can do something useful in a crisis. They can recommend books to help with the situations their customers find themselves fear, boredom, loneliness, the desire for laughter and escape. And so it begins.”– From publisher. Some strong language.

London : Headline Review, 2023.

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Kate’s 2¢: “The Confession” by Beverly Lewis

“The Confession” by Beverly Lewis

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Margaret Strom did a good job of narrating this second book in the Heritage of Lancaster County series. It is laced with old adages many of us grew-up with, even though we’re not Amish… for sure and for certain.

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Beverly Marie Lewis (née Jones) is an American Christian fiction novelist and adult and children’s author of over 100 books.

Lewis is a former schoolteacher and musician. She started playing the piano at age four, and began writing short stories and poetry when she was nine years old.

Much of her writing focuses on the Old Order Amish. Her maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, was born into an Old Order Mennonite Church, which interested Lewis in her own “plain heritage.” Her father was a pastor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch community), where she was born and grew up. She was raised and continues to be part of the Assemblies of God community.

She went to Evangel University, and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2003. She is also a member of the National League of American Pen Women.[1]

Lewis is married to David Lewis, and they have three grown children and three grandchildren. They live in Colorado.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

The confession DB53519

Series: Heritage of Lancaster County

Order in Series: 2

Author: Lewis, Beverly

Reading Time: 8 hours, 16 minutes

Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Read by: Margaret Strom

Subject: Religious Fiction

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Sequel to The Shunning (DB 53518). Katie, now Katherine Mayfield, searches for her birth mother. The journey takes her to the Finger Lakes region of New York and into a world of compassion and greed, mercy and betrayal. Meanwhile Katie’s first love, Daniel wants to rekindle their relationship. 1997.

Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, c1997.

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Kate’s 2¢: “ The Falcon and the Snowman: a true story of friendship and espionage” by Robert Lindsey

“ The Falcon and the Snowman: a true story of friendship and espionage” by Robert Lindsey

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Shawn Hertel did a good job of narrating this non-fiction story. What a shame Dalton’s “little man” complex enabled him to want money to fund his drug addiction and business. Chris was too immature and inexperienced to have been placed in such a sensitive work situation.

   They were eledgeable for parole in 1995. I wonder if it was granted.

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Robert Hughes Lindsey Jr. (January 4, 1935 – December 19, 2025) was an American journalist and author of several true crime books,[2] including The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage (1979) and A Gathering of Saints: A True Story of Money, Murder and Deceit (1988).

Early life and education[edit]

Lindsey was born in Glendale, California, on December 19, 1935, and raised in Inglewood. In the 1950s, Lindsey attended San Jose State College with the dream of majoring in Journalism. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from San Jose State College in 1956.

Career[edit]

Upon graduation from college, Lindsey began working at the San Jose Mercury-News as a reporter. In the 1970s, he relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times.[3] He retired in 1988 as The Times’ chief West Coast correspondent, based in San Francisco. A former executive editor of the Times, A.M. Rosenthal, said Lindsey was “one of the best reporters the Times has had in years and years.”[4]

In the late 1980s, Lindsey began working with Marlon Brando, who had hired him to help with Brando’s autobiography, and with Ronald Reagan, at the request of an editor at Simon & Schuster, which published Reagan’s autobiography in 1990.[1][4]

Lindsey’s papers from 1950 through 1999 are stored in the Archives and Special Collections of the California State University, Monterey Bay.[5]

From NLS/BARD/LOC”

The Falcon and the Snowman: a true story of friendship and espionage DB124924

Author: Lindsey, Robert

Reading Time: 13 hours, 18 minutes

Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Read by: Shawn Hertel

Subjects: Biography, U.S. History

“This fascinating account of how two young Americans turned traitor during the Cold War is an “absolutely smashing real-life spy story” (The New York Times Book Review). At the height of the Cold War, some of the nation’s most precious secrets passed through a CIA contractor in Southern California. Only a handful of employees were cleared to handle the intelligence that came through the Black Vault. One of them was Christopher John Boyce, a hard-partying genius with a sky-high IQ, a passion for falconry, and little love for his country. Security at the Vault was so lax, Boyce couldn’t help but be tempted. And when he gave in, the fate of the free world would hang in the balance. With the help of his best friend, Andrew Daulton Lee, a drug dealer with connections south of the border, Boyce began stealing classified documents and selling them to the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. It was an audacious act of treason, committed by two spoiled young men who were nearly always drunk, stoned, or both-and were about to find themselves caught in the middle of a fight between the CIA and the KGB. This Edgar Award-winning book was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn-a true story as thrilling as any dreamed up by Ian Fleming or John le Carre. Before Edward Snowden, there were Boyce and Lee, two of the most unlikely spies in the history of the Cold War” — Provided by publisher.

New York : Open Road Media, 2016.

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