East of The Sun by Julia Gregson

Last Wednesday was a quiet day and I needed to go to Costco for a few odds and ends. Wine, pretzels, a movie and salad makings. I strolled through the store or is a warehouse? A lady in a mobile scooter was parked in front of the diamond case. I always stop there, but could not see even one carat. I do not want such a huge ring....but it is fun to look. I headed toward the wine and that means having to pass the books. It would not hurt to peek, right? ( even though I have about 12 books to read on the bedside table) It is then I saw EAST OF THE SUN. It looked so good and screamed TAKE ME HOME! 587 pages, a study guide in the back and a delightful review by Tracy Ullman. It was mine.

I brought it home, and started it right away. Enjoying each character, situation and now a bit of a mystery......soon it will be finished. It is so difficult finding another good book when you have finished a charmer.

Do not tell Dr Bates, but I walked 2 miles this morning. I am tired. A hot bubble bath will be the perfect thing to relax.....There are many things to do today. Cross your fingers and spit into the wind, I get them all done.......

Have a good day. Fill it will special moments!

Love you.

Me

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Synopsis of EAST OF THE SUN

From Publishers Weekly,British author Gregson bows in America with her fast-paced second novel, an absorbing international period drama concerning three young Englishwomen and a troubled boy journeying to India in the late 1920s. The eldest at 25, Viva Holloway is an orphan hoping to retrieve her lost parents' personal effects; she's paying her way by chaperoning three younger travelers. Rose Wetherby is going to India to be married; Victoria Tor Sowerby is Rose's bridesmaid; and 16-year-old Guy Glover is returning home after getting expelled from school for stealing. Throughout, narrative shifts reveal the travelers' perspectives and fears: Viva is haunted by a childhood and family she barely remembers; Rose is growing increasingly nervous about how little she knows of her fiancé; and Tor is eager, after a disappointing deb season in London, to find a husband of her own and avoid returning to England. Guy's strange behavior makes it clear he's unstable, and before long, he's assaulted a member of a powerful Indian family, setting off a frightening chain of events for both himself and Viva. Gregson's rich imagery, strong characters and gripping plot make this a resonant page-turner.