September 23, 2018 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate THE POSITIVE

Positive--Peaceful--Present. Trying to live in the moment these days. Remembering to appreciate life even when it doesn't go my way. It's life after all-- a long winding road with valleys and peaks. Some days are just better than others--that's the nature of the beast. And we can't possibly appreciate the good days unless we have some bad ones mixed in there. We have to experience it ALL in order to feel fully alive. Working on being positive too. I think it's key. There is power in POSITIVITY. It rubs off on everyone. Shaking the dead weight of negativity--complaining--whining. Wasted energy--TRAPS--life suckers. Staying away from people who dwell there too-- Surrounding myself with whom I want to be. It's a better way to live. My mantra--Positive--Peaceful--Present--the secret to living a more fulfilled life. Happy to share it with you.  Miranda Brooks, the main character of Amy Meyerson's debut novel The Bookshop of Yesterdays, is trying to unravel a secret too. 

Miranda is a 28 year old history teacher living in Philadelphia with her boyfriend Jay. One day she gets a package in the mail from her estranged Uncle Billy. The package is the first of many clues her uncle has left her to explain why he disappeared from her life when she was twelve years old. After finding out that Uncle Billy is dead, Miranda returns to Los Angeles to attend his funeral. Miranda is then stunned to learn that she has inherited his bookshop--Prospero Books. Once inside the bookshop, Miranda finds other clues that Billy has hidden for her inside some of his favorite novels. Working through the clues, Miranda eventually  uncovers the terrible secret that tore her family apart. This is a fun, exciting read--especially if you love books and bookstores. This family drama/mystery is about 320 pages or a 4 mile run that I could not put down. Enjoy!