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This week my book beginning and page 56 come from a new author to me, Andrea Camilleri's Hunting Season .  Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader "The steam packet boat that delivered the post from Palermo, the Re d'Italia - which Sicilians stubbornly continued to the the Franceschiello out of a combination of habit, laziness, and homage to the Bourbon king who had instituted the service - moored, dead on time, at two o'clock in the afternoon of 1 January 1880, in the harbour of Vigàta." The Friday 56 (p. 55-56)  hosted by Freda's Voice "'That was me, my friend. I'd bought two rockets to set off on San Calorio's day, but then I couldn't do it because we were in mourning. So I tried them at home.' 'In the middle of the night?' 'Why, is there a specific time of day or night for setting off rockets at home?'" My review of the novel under link above. Quite a different book, bord...

According to information on the cover Camilleri is the author of the Inspector Montalbano series. The name sounds familiar to me, but I have not read any of these books, or seen the popular TV-series based on the books. This book caught my eye because of the cover, which I love. The back cover text intrigued me as well: "'Tomorrow afternoon they're going to open a pharmacy in town,' Mimi said as he was carrying his master, chair and all, from the palazzo to the Circolo. But as he was covering him with the blanket, since it was late February and frosty, the old man made as if to speak. 'No,' he said with such effort that he began to sweat, despite the cold. 'No, Mimi. Tomorrow hunting season opens.' 'What are you saying, sir? It's a pharmacy that's opening, and the pharmacist is that gentleman stranger who greets you every time he passes by.' 'No, Mimi, tomorrow hunting season opens. And I don't want to get shot…'"...

Another day of snowing, but the temperatures are still too warm to keep it. I love snow though and remember my childhood winters. It always seemed to be snow and cold. Just like you want it. That is to enjoy skiing, skating and sledging. Well, the climate has changed and this is no more. Instead enjoying my new purchases. Apart from the six new books I showed you on December 7, here comes another seven books, of which three are from favourite authors and the other four are new authors to me. Sebastian Barry , On Canaan's Side - a favourite author of mine and this books sounds as intriguing as his others. "At once epic and intimate, On Canaan's Side is a novel of memory, war, family ties and love." William Boyd , Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms - two more book by this new favourite author. On to the new acquaintances. Andrea Camilleri , Hunting Season - "Both a delightful murder mystery and a comic novel of huge brio, fired by love and o...