This was a small mailbox for me this week – only half of it actually came through a delivery service.
From the publisher, Random House, I received an ARC of Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey. This is book number 2 in the Marie Antoinette trilogy. My copy has a boring ARC cover, but I love the actual cover, check it out:
The second book I picked up was a treat for myself. I was browsing around Barnes and Nobel with no intention of buying anything, just killing time before a movie, and what do I run into…
The First Ladies Fact Book by Bill Harris. Now this is quite the chunkster, but I picked this one up especially because it includes all of the First Ladies – even those who died before their husbands took office and those who served in the role of First Lady but were not the spouse of the President. It also includes a lot of information, tidbits, visiting information, etc. A great reference and I am excited to be able to share some of the info with you in later postings.
That’s all for me, how did you fare this week?
Mailbox Monday is on a monthly blog tour and for the month of April it is being hosted by Cindy’s Love of Books.
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Can't wait to see what you think of the Juliet Grey book. I really loved the first one :)
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed the first one and look forward to reading this one.
DeleteI always get into trouble when I browse in a bookstore! Looks like you found a good one!
ReplyDeleteI usually relatively good and only get 1 book.
DeleteI still need to read the first Juliet Grey book. I would love the First Lady book, I think. I love books that have lots of fun facts.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that it has a profile on the women who would have been first lady if they hadn't passed away early. Those ones always interest me.
DeleteThe First Ladies book looks like something I would like to have on hand. I was in Washington DC in March and loved the exhibit of First Lady inaugural gowns at one of the Smithsonian museums.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new books.
One of my co-workers went there a couple of weeks ago and brought back pictures of the exhibit for me! I went several years ago and saw the exhibit before it was updated.
DeleteI have a hard time leaving a bookstore without a new book. I hope you enjoy your new reads!
ReplyDeleteI do too!
DeleteLOVE the cover of Days of Splendor! Hope it's a good read.
ReplyDeleteI think it is much more beautiful than the one from the first book in the series. I felt like the woman had been distorted.
DeleteHi Heather those are new to me books but sound really good. I hope you enjoy them
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope I do too!
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