💍🧽👯‍♀️😻 Historical Fiction and Cats!

 

    I started The Wife, The Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon, thinking it was a mystery book. It had the vibe with a detective, a cheating husband, fierce females, and ambition for miles. I googled Judge Joseph Crater and found him to be a real person who disappeared in 1930 and was never seen again. This historical fiction spins a tale told by three significant women in his life. The narration passes back and forth between them, painting a picture of Judge Crater, the corrupt times in which they live, and what seemingly powerless women can do to change their circumstances. 

    This is the second Ariel Lawhon book I've read this year. She takes a germ of an event or person and writes a fantastic story around it.

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    We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda, made me briefly ponder getting a cat. In five short stories, Ishida makes a case for the power of cats. Through word of mouth, different troubled individuals find their way to the Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul, where the doctor prescribes them a cat. Things start to happen. Cat things. This was a cheering, lovely read, especially if you have a warm spot for cats in your heart.

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