The Ten Year Nap

The Ten Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer is about 4 women who have chosen to abandon their careers and to stay at home with their children , after their children have started school they begin to have their doubts about if they should stay at home or return to the work force .How valid is their reason to stay home when their children are at school all day and with after school activities .I myself have been a stay-at-home-mom for almost 19 years .My youngest will start school in a year and I am finally awakening from my own Nap.I have enjoyed staying at home immensely and I certainly think it is worth it , but now I am ready to combine having children and work.I could relate to some of the women in this novel and enjoyed reading it .

The Forgotten Garden

After having forgotten a bit about updating my blog I am back with The Forgotten Garden .Summer has started and I am busy with the kids and haven`t had much computer time . I am enjoying some good books though and I will try to update what I have read .Some of those books that I read were my own , yeah ! The Forgotten Garden is a library book though , my daughter wanted to visit the library on one of the cold and rainy days we have had this unusual summer and I couldn`t resist picking this one up and a couple of others "sigh" .The Forgotten Garden is about a tiny girl "Nell" who is abandoned on a ship that traveled from England to Australia in 1913 .The story goes back and forth between Nell , her granddaughter and other women of her family in different times from the 1900`s to 2005 who try to trace Nell`s story.

Have a great reading summer everyone !
Barbara