Novel Idea

Another great book from Dee's List is Molly Fox's Birthday by the Irish writer, Deirdre Madden. The book wasn't in the Roscommon library, but they borrowed it from a library in Esacanaba, a town in the Upper Peninsula. It was paperback, but had a nice texture. I like to hold a book for awhile before I read it, and this one had a nice feel to it even though it wasn't hard cover. The novel takes place all in one day. The narrator, a playwright, is staying in Molly's house and with the use of flashbacks, and a few visitors, she reminisces about herself and her relationships with a few of her very good friends. She tells the reader at one point, " I am aware that what I am saying here doesn't tally with what I said to Molly when she asked about this, but that's easily explained: I was lying." The story rings true even though it is fiction.

I took the book back in two days (one of my quirks, is that I hate to borrow things) and found that I was missing the book the same day I returned it. What to do? Sunday, the next day, the library was closed, but the Wi-Fi was still live through the walls of the building. I pulled out my handy Kindle and proceeded to download this book from the "cloud", while I was sitting in my car. What a rush, it took less than sixty seconds. So, I sat there, like Little Jack Horner, very pleased with myself and a novel idea.