Chill with a good book.

The Next Day by Melinda French Gates

How she dealt with divorce, but also, how anyone copes with huge changes in life- good and bad, hopeful and challenging. More honest and far more relatable than Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In.

No One Has Seen It All by Betty Halbreich

This book is for a select audience. Halbreich was the personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman until she was 96! Her work ethic is admirable. She styled for SATC and Gossip Girl. I listened to the Audible and it was like listening to my Mother (a long time Bergdorf shopper) with the style, entertaining, and behavior advice. If you watched the 2013 documentary Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, you will enjoy this book.

Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

Jane and Dan go to a ridiculously expensive restaurant for an anniversary dinner. It is all downhill from there. Funny, snappy dialogue, and a story that moves along. Perfect for easy, summer entertainment.

Murder at Gull's Nest by Jess Kidd

This was an easy choice for me as I enjoyed Kidd's other book, Things in Jars. Nora Breen is an ex-nun who makes an excellent investigator. Here she takes on a puzzling murder at an English boarding house.

Heartwood by Amity Gaige

A young woman is lost on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. She writes letters to her mother on scraps of paperto keep her focused. Meanwhile, a game warden is determined to find her. Full of well-drawn characters, suspenseful, and well-paced.

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

You have probably already read this in your book club, and I welcome opinions from readers.

Our group was very divided about this book. It is going to be a movie -Reese has the rights. A woman confronts her past life and love. Hall is a wonderful writer, though parts of the book sounded like a Hallmark movie-I blame her editor.

The Colony by Annika Norlin

Ever wonder about the people who drift into cults or secluded communities? This is about those people.

A huge best seller in Sweden, it is not a light or entertaining read, but it is a good story, it kept me engaged, and the ending was satisfying. Try it for something different.

The Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

A very unusual story about a woman with a severe back deformity and her professional carnal writing. Big seller in Japan and longlisted for the Booker Prize. The author has the same deformity and it offers perspective to how we view persons witih disabilities.

Bitter Texas Honey by Ashley Whitaker

Set in contemporary Texas, a young woman works in politics -Republican, I said Texas, deals with her "Christian" family, and her own misgivings about it all. Skewers everyone.

All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett Tantalizing travel descriptions of the moneyed crowd. A light read for planes and poolside.