The Teahouse Fire, by Ellis Avery is a love story about a French orphan taken in by a Japanese family who are experts in Japanese tea ceremony. It is set in the late-nineteenth century during the westerization of Japan. This is, of course, in a similar theme to my earlier posting about my obsession with China. I also think it could be a potential selection for the Travel the World From a Comfy Chair group on Book Blogs.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke. Amazon reviews say this is a British drawing room comedy with a taste of English folklore and fantasy which "has the cleverness and lightness of touch of the Harry Potter series." Sounds good to me.
A Mercy, by Toni Morrison. I understand this is Toni Morrison's retake on the story she told in Beloved. I am in the middle of Beloved, and I'm looking forward to reading this so I can compare the two. More details to follow in 2009.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling. I have Books 4 through 7 on my shelf, but I did not have the first three. In the past few days, I've already reread Book 1. My review will be posted soon.
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All I can say is YAY for Harry Potter! Yeah, my sister didn't have a couple of the HP books either so I bought them for her for Christmas.
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