Book Review :: The Unfortunates by Laurie Graham

The Unfortunates by Laurie Graham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love Laurie Graham as an author - have read many of her books and found them very funny and this was no exception. This is a light-hearted review of the last century but the references to 1920s - -1930s I particularly liked. What I particularly liked was the way the book was written in what I assume is authentic language of the day.

I've got a bit of a thing for the 1920s - 1930s at the moment so this book was perfect for me. It told the story of a woman and her family who were Jewish, living in NYC. She was born pre-war, bit of a rebel, parents sort of practicised Judaism but were a bit lax (but later some members were much more dedicated). They are a wealthy family and so she enjoys the trappings of this wealth, travelling to Paris, the UK, becoming an aviatrix. References are made to various historical events including the sinking of the Titanic and WW1 / WW2 and effect it had on home front in NYC. The story then continued into the 1950s / 1960s / 1970s documenting the ups and downs in the life of the main character.



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Afternoon indulgence

Just visited the local library. Not been for 3+ months due to kindle adoption. But I decided to visit because I keep hearing so much about Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games so thought I should read it. I expected there to be at least one copy but instead there was a 30 person waiting list across my County library system.

So I had to choose some alternatives. More on that later when I have my laptop in front of me. But before I go...here's one of my guilty pleasures. Costa hot chocolate, plain not cream. Did a take away as I needed to get out of. the carpark in time. Liking the Christmassy cups.