I love books. And my husband loves me. So he bought me a book–Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh. He heard a review on NPR and was fascinated so he bought a copy for me and his mother. I was so tickled I could hardly stand it. I hugged it like a little girl hugs a teddie bear. Then I wanted to hide it like a box of chocolates-it was mine, all mine!
That’s just like John to do something so sweet. Such an easy gesture that requires very little time and money (relatively speaking) and one that has made my week. At 468 pages, it will make more than just one week! And I’ll get to keep it forever and ever and return to it as often as I’d like and maybe even make others happy by allowing them to borrow it too. (I hope I like it!)
John tells me, “you don’t read enough novels.” I’m so busy burying my nose in non-fiction–autobiographies, business, current events, social sciences, psychology, spiritual stuff. I love it all but in most cases, it’s hardly an “escape” from the real world. So, now I have a new treat to look forward to enjoying after I’ve made it through a few others I’m working on.
A new book and a kind, sweet husband. I’ll take them both!