December 9, 2017 LET IT SNOW

SNOW. As soon as METEOROLOGISTS SAY "THE WORD"--people go CRAZY.  It's like Pavlov's dog. The grocery store becomes a WAR ZONE--and ALL COMMON SENSE--goes out the window. BETTER STOCK UP ON--CANNED GOODS--WATER--BATTERIES--BREAD--MILK--BEER --like we live in TIMBUKTU.  HELLO--we live 5 MINUTES from AT LEAST ONE MAJOR GROCERY STORE. There's also a  convenience store AND PACKAGE STORE on EVERY CORNER. Back in the day we walked 10 miles through--SNOW--WIND--ICE to get to school didn't we??? AND DID YOU SEE THE CANCELLATIONS--Every activity in Connecticut was NIXXED  due to the IMPENDING SNOW STORM. Why is everyone SO AFRAID of a LITTLE SNOW THESE DAYS??   WE LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND--IT'S SUPPOSED TO SNOW--ISN'T IT??  The main character of Cynthia Swanson's debut novel The Bookseller is definitely used to the snow as she's spent her life in Denver--where it really snows!

Set in 1962, Kitty Miller leads an unorthodox life. She's a thirty-eight year old unmarried woman who owns a bookstore with her best friend Frieda. She's had her chances with men,  but they just didn't work out. She's accepted her fate and enjoys her carefree life.  Until the dreams start. In her dream world, Kitty is married to her soulmate, Lars. They live in a beautiful home with their triplets. In this world, Kitty has given up the bookstore to be a wife and mother. At first Kitty enjoys these dreams, but as time goes on she realizes that her dreams start to feel  more real than her actual life. Lines become blurred and Kitty is eventually unable to tell what is real and what is imagined. Does Kitty really own a bookstore with Frieda? Why isn't Frieda a part of Kitty's dream world? Is she really married to Lars or is he dead? And why hasn't Kitty heard from her parents at all? These questions and many more will become clear when you read this psychological thriller. I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. It's about 350 pages or a 3.5 mile run that will leave you saying WOW!