Do you collect anything unique? My Great-Grandparents had some wooden ducks that they collected, and I have some of them displayed in the porch of my home. This book made me think of them!
Flying Solo was the
January Pick for the Page-turners Book Club at the Kewaunee Public
Library. We had a good discussion of
this book at our meeting.
Laurie Sassalyn was the
only girl growing up with five brothers.
Her Great-Aunt Dot’s house was always a welcome retreat to visit. Now years later, Laurie has recently
cancelled her wedding and is about to turn forty. Her Great-Aunt has passed away and she has
returned home to go settle Aunt Dot’s estate.
Amongst Aunt Dot’s possessions, she finds a mysterious wooden duck. Why did her Great Aunt Dot have it hidden in
a trunk? As Laurie reconnects with her
first love, she works to solve the mystery of the duck.
I enjoyed this novel’s
theme of a strong successful woman being okay with living on her own be it Great-Aunt
Dot or Laurie. They aren’t defined by
marriage or kids, but find happiness with their friends, family, travels and
jobs. I was mostly roped in by the mystery
of the duck and loved seeing how that story played out. The romance was good, but my book club agreed
that the ending was too ambiguous on that end.
I was intrigued to find
out the author of this novel, Linda Holmes is one of the hosts of the podcast
Pop Culture Happy Hour. I had just
started to listen to and enjoy this podcast about a month ago. Do you have any favorite podcasts?
Favorite Quote:
“You don’t have to be
single to be independent. And you don’t
have to be married to be loved.”
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