I love to read. I'm sucker for books that nobody loves, too. So is it any wonder I rescued a book from a free box at one of the yard sales on Saturday. As if that wasn't bad enough, this had been a library discard. It's called Adopted Jane.
Here's the Amazon description:
Jane Douglas has lived at an orphanage for long as she can remember. Reliable and sensible, she has watched other children come and go, but never once has any family wanted to adopt Jane. Then one magical summer Jane receives not one, but two, invitations to live in a real house with a real family for a month each. If only the summer could last forever.
I read it over the weekend and it's a sweet book. I think I'm going to keep it.
I also hit another sale and found a copy of Mastering The Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle.
Of course, I probably would have NEVER bought it if I hadn't seen the movie Julie & Julia, which I've now seen at least ten times. The woman who sold it to me said, "Someone's going to be cooking." I said, "Not me. I only want to page through it because I saw the movie." She said, "I learned a lot from that movie." I said, "I learned NOT to crowd the mushrooms!" and we both laughed.
I imagine I'll get an hour or two of pleasure flipping through this cookbook. (The movie really intimidated me when it comes to trying any of the recipes.)
What books have you recently acquired?
