The Content Reader

During the second week of AnnaBookBel's Nordic FINDS challenge I have read two book by the Norwegian author Maja Lunde. These are part 1 and 2 of her Climate Quartet series, with Przewalskis Horse as part 3 (not yet read, but a must read). I think part 4 is still to be published. They can be read individually as well.  The History of Bees This is the most wonderful cover, don't you think? "In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees, to their children, and to one another against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant who sets out to build a new type of beehive, one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming, but he hopes ...

Yes, I know, I should not buy any new books, but lately I have had this urge to read new books. Probably because I read your reviews of them. The problem with a huge TBR pile is that we feel obliged to read from it. As time goes by(!) they tend to be older and older. A mixture of new and old would be a good recipe I have decided and here we go. My last ' New purchases ' is from mid-October and since then I have bought 7 books.  Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Ever since read All The Light We Cannot See  Anthony Doerr has been a favourite author. I have also read  About Grace. Therefore eager to start reading this one.  "Thirteen-year-old Anna, an orphan, lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople in a house of women who make their living embroidering the robes of priests. Restless, insatiably curious, Anna learns to read, and in this ancient city, famous for its libraries, she finds a book, the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that h...