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 1. First Impressions: Members Recommend Each month we give away books to U.S. resident members to read and review (or discuss). Members who choose to participate receive a free book about every three months. Here are their opinions on one recent release.  The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Novel, 304 pages
Number of reader reviews: 12
Readers' consensus: 3.8/5.0
Members Say
"Once I started reading I couldn't stop. These are the stories of a family spanning a millennium, all tied together by the passing of comets. There is love, there are ghosts real or imagined, there are regrets and there are choices. A very beautiful story." - Portia A. (Monroe Township, NJ)
"This novel tells the story of two protagonists, Roisin, an Irish astronomer, and Francois, a French chef. Themes of longing and loss, belonging and freedom, longing for the past and hope for the future, sound throughout the narrative. The stories of secondary characters whose lives impact those of Roisin and Francois intertwine throughout ... Romance, magic realism, ghost story, historical novel, fantasy; all are elements that combine to make this book a wonderful read." - Rebecca H. (Bolton, CT)
"First off I should say I'm a sucker for stories with even a hint of magic in them. Much like Sarah Addison Allen and Alice Hoffman, Helen Sedgwick took ordinary people and gave them extraordinary lives ... I loved spending time in this world and was sorry when it had to end." - Martha D. (Hillsboro, OR)
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 3. Editor's Choice
Sun, Sand, Murder by John Keyse-Walker
Hardcover (Sep 2016), 288 pages. Publisher: Minotaur Books. BookBrowse Rating: 4/5, Critics' Consensus: 4.2/5 Buy at Amazon | B&N | Indie
Reviewed by Mollie Smith Waters Sun, Sand, Murder - until that last word, the terms conjure images of a great beach vacation, not a crime novel. And while beaches are involved in this award-winning new mystery from John Keyse-Walker, it is a surprising page-turner. Special Constable Teddy Creque's life has always been predictable. As the only form of law enforcement on the British Virgin Island of Anegada, Teddy doesn't see much in the way of crime. Sparsely populated, Anegada is a quiet place, remote from the world and all its problems. But when Cat Wells, a hot new helicopter pilot, begins making regular visits to bring supplies and the few tourists who visit the island, Teddy's life becomes - well - complicated. When the body of a Boston University biology fieldworker is found with a bullet hole through his forehead, Teddy knows his quiet island may harbor more secrets and intrigue than he could have possibly ever imagined.... continued Full access to our reviews & beyond the book articles are for members only. But there are always four free Editor's Choice reviews and beyond the book articles available.
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 4. Beyond the Book: Anegada - BVI Every time we review a book we also explore a related topic. Here is the "beyond the book" article for Sun, Sand, Murder by John Keyse-Walker
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Set on the remote British Virgin Island (BVI) of Anegada, Sun, Sand, Murder is a mystery novel that owes much to its setting. Anegada is the northernmost island of the BVI archipelago chain (click map for larger image). Of the inhabited islands, Anegada is the only one made of coral and limestone, instead of being volcano-created like the other BVIs. Anegada is approximately ten miles in length and two and half miles at its widest part. Its highest point is only 28 feet above sea level, which is how it got its name, "tierra anegada" meaning flooded land in Spanish. ... continued Read this beyond the book in full
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 5. Author Interview  Nathan Hill discusses his debut book, The Nix, and how video games influence the book - and his life. Read the Interview | The Nix
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 7. Wordplay Solve our fiendish Wordplay puzzle, and be entered to win the book of your choice!
The answer to the last Wordplay: D C Y C Before T A H
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Are Hatched
Meaning: Don't make plans that are dependent on something good happening before you know it has actually happened.
This saying is often attributed to one of Aesop's fables, although like so many of Aesop's stories it is not clear whether this one actually originated with him or has, at some point over the intervening 2500 years, been attributed to him.
The fable goes something like this: A milkmaid has a pail of milk that she plans to sell. She imagines selling the milk for a good price and using the money to buy some eggs, which will then hatch, then she'll raise the chickens and sell them for a good price and buy herself a nice new hat. Unfortunately, she spills the milk and thus all her plans are for naught. Thus the moral of the story is don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Whenever and wherever it originated, it was definitely in use in the 1600s, as shown by Thomas Howell's New Sonnets and Pretty Pamphlets (1570), which includes:
Counte not thy Chickens that unhatched be,
Waye wordes as winde, till thou finde certaintee.
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