Okay, you sold me on Elizabeth Caddell! I’ll have to look out for her books! “I am the mistress of my own reading life” is now my favorite quote 😂

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

I hope that you enjoy her!!

So many fascinating books! That fairy tale one looks amazing!!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

It was a fun and varied reading month!

Kate, what a delightful video this is! ❤ I have written down almost all of the books you mentioned, to add to my TBR, but more importantly, I love your animated enthusiasm for the books you read, and how you personally came to discover them. Kudos!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Celeste! It is such a joy to have a place to share bookish enthusiasm.

Crossriggs sounds like something I would enjoy! I’m glad you had such a great reading month!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Stephanie, I think you would really enjoy it!

I just read my first Elizabeth Cadell and now I want to read everything by her (maybe a buddy read sometime?). Also, one of my subscribers mentioned Cynthia Harrod Eagles to me and now that you have mentioned her as well, I am going to give her first book in the series a try. Maybe this summer because I do love a good saga in the summertime! 😊

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you like Elizabeth Cadell's writing too! I would love to hear what you think of Cynthia Harrod Eagles!

Another lovely wrap up Kate, thank you!! I have a couple suggestions for future readings of Sacajawea. I found this book at the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon, Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac, ages 12 and up. My favorite Sacajawea is a door stopper by Anna Lee Waldo. I read it years ago and absolutely loved it, dispite the length. (or maybe because of the lengh) 😉

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

That Joseph Bruchac is the one I tried and I was hoping for a book exclusively about Sacajawea instead of one that went back and forth with perspectives. I'll have to look into the other one!

Great reading month! I am so happy to see someone review Crossriggs. I read it a couple of years ago (interlibrary loan copy) and absolutely loved it. Some elements of the plot reminded me a bit of Margaret Oliphant's story "The Doctor's Family" (from the Carlingford Chronicles). Crossriggs had a realistic yet hopeful ending, I think. You remind me that I need to seek out more books by the Findlaters and that I need to find my own copy of Crossriggs to re-read! (And I love that Virago cover, too).

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

I can definitely see some Oliphant similarities. I would definitely be interested in reading more by the Findlaters.

I love that you read For Better For Worse! I have collected the whole series. The Patterson family feels so real and you gotta love Farley. I recently read 2 books that you talked about: Children of the Long House and The Stitchers and I enjoyed them both. Am also following your Seasonal Bookshelf Challenge and I found a used book called The Islandman by Tomas O'Crohan for my Irish book read; it's fascinating. Thank you for the great videos.

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

They feel like a real family I am acquainted with! So glad you enjoyed both those recommendations. The Islandmen sounds fascinating.

Crossriggs sounds fascinating! I need to try Cadell again, the one I read wasn’t my favorite. 😖♥️ You explained living books so well! 😁♥️ I have some Brother Cadfael on my stack! Gorgeous art in fairy tale book!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Crossriggs was so good and I think you'd really enjoy it! I do think Cadell might need worth another try.

Crossriggs sounds great!! I immediately ordered. 😂😅

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Yay! Fingers crossed you enjoy it!

Hi Kate -- FINALLY!! someone talking about the Morland Dynasty series on KZread 🎉.... I've read all of the books out in this series, and it's one of the series that I continue to recommend all the time. Thought the series was finished - with #35 issued about 10 yrs ago, was so happy when I saw she was writing #36. If you are a character reader - you'll really want to read this whole series. I did not read these back to back - but really savoured them. I haven't read her Bill Slider series (24 books in this series) - but have heard it's good. You've probably heard of her 'Downton Abby'esque series - War at Home, which is good too - but not as long a series. I love the covers of those Elizabeth Cadell books!

@dianameister475

3 ай бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly! Many years ago I read the entire Moreland Dynasty collection and still remember this as one of my favorite reading memories. I learned so much about British history😍

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

So lovely to hear from A firm fan! I'm still going to take it one book at a time. I like having the freedom to not have to commit to an entire series 😊

@JacquelineCaron

3 ай бұрын

@katehowereads,@@dianameister475 have either of you read the Sara Donati 'Into the Wilderness' series? I think there are 6 books. 'December of 1792. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village.' Highly recommend.

For Lewis and Clark, there is a picture book, Seaman's Journal, that follows the expedition from the point of view of Seaman the dog. Arthur might like that.

I read an edited/abridged version of the Journals of Lewis and Clark a number of years ago and really enjoyed the experience.

Have you read The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheim? Fascinating!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

I haven't. Thank you for the recommendation!

It makes me so happy that you’re working through For Better or For Worse! I must get to Son of Broken Glass and Crossriggs soon!

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

It makes for the coziest reading! I would love to hear what you thought of either of those.

I’ve only just discovered Cadfael after all these years!!!! How did that happen?? Currently I’m number two. So easy to read, well done and interesting. 💕💕😘

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

I just checked to see if our library system has The Foundling. It does not. Hmm . . .

@marianapgar4409

3 ай бұрын

The title is the founding.

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

Were you able to find it under the title The Founding?

@sandra3616

3 ай бұрын

@@marianapgar4409 Oh dear! Thank you. I'll recheck, although I did search under her name, too, and didn't see it.

@sandra3616

3 ай бұрын

@@katehowereads Sadly, no.

@katehowereads

3 ай бұрын

@@sandra3616 Sorry to hear that! Are you a kindle reader? I'm not sure if it's available on kindle outside the US but it might be.

Fairy tales are not always pretty. Life is hard and there is evil in the world. People die and children are not always treated kindly by all. But Fairy tales tell of overcoming hard times. These tales were written hundreds of years ago. Kids love scary witches who get pushed into ovens. They love triumph. People today seem to want to coddle children. That is not real life. Also, I praise you for educating your boys with westward expansion. Some people want to call it evil. But it is in the DNA of us as humans to explore and expand.