Monday, July 19, 2010

Mailbox Monday July 19



Mailbox Monday is a meme where you can post what books came into your home during the week. It is hosted by Marcia over at The Printed Page. Go on over and check it out. Mailbox Monday will be going on a blog tour. Every month a different blog will be hosting Mailbox Monday. Sounds like fun, right? You can check out the schedule on The Printed Page.

I received two books this week, one for review and one I found on sale and ordered it. I couldn't help myself after a friend read and enjoyed it. I love to read about cooking and it was a bargain! I'm hopeless!



Holly's Inbox: Scandal In The City by Holly Denham

(summary from the back of the book)

Dear Holly, isn’t it shocking…?

Things are finally going Holly Denham’s way: she’s in love, she’s getting the recognition she deserves at work, and her friends and family have graciously opted to avoid disaster for the moment.

Just when Holly is starting to settle into her new life, scandal erupts and Holly finds herself—and her in box—at the center of a gossip whirlwind that threatens everything she’s worked so hard for.

Written entirely in emails, this follow-up to the UK smash hit Holly’s Inbox will keep you glued to its pages as the scandal running rampant in the city threatens to ruin Holly’s hard-earned and long-awaited happiness.

Book sent for review courtesy of April at Sourcebooks, Thank you April!



The School Of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

summary from the inside jacket cover


"Once a month on Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss: Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect." The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. One by one they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create, including a white-on-white cake that prompts wistful reflections on the sweet fragility of love, and a garlic and red sauce that seems to spark one romance but end another. Over time, the paths of the students mingle and intertwine, and the essence of Lillian's cooking expands beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of their lives, with results that are often unexpected, and always delicious.

What wonderful books made their way into your home?

21 comments:

  1. It looks like you received a couple of great books! I've been wanting the School of Essential Ingredients for soooo long!

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  2. Both your books sound like fun reads. Enjoy them!

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  3. School of Essential Ingredients cover makes me hungry as does the synposis. Will wait for your review before I decide anything. I like the fact that their relationships are forged by their love for incredible dishes.

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  4. THe first one looks like it'll be a good one! Happy reading!

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  5. I've had The School of Essential Ingredients on my list for awhile. I look forward to your thoughts!

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  6. Your books look great...the cover of School of Essential Ingredients looks delicious!

    Enjoy!

    Here's my MM:

    http://laurelrainsnowcreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/monday-mailbox.html

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  7. The School of Essential Ingredients sounds like a great combination...and it would probably make me hungry reading it! Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. I loved The School of Essential Ingredients. Hope you do too.

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  9. I've got Holly's Inbox on my shelf. Now that the sequel is here, I should hurry and read it :-).

    Both books sound like fun!

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  10. Both those books are on my wishlist! Can't wait to hear what you think of them!

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  11. I picked up the Holly book at the Housing Works in NYC while I was there in May. I've read the first one - it was great fun! Enjoy!

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  12. Holly's Inbox looks fun & The School of Essential Ingredients looks terrific. Will look forward to your review on both of these books!

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  13. I am anxious to hear what you think about The School of Essential Ingredients. It sounds like something I would really like.
    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  14. I enjoyed The School of Essential Ingredients.. reminding me that I have yet to get my review of it written! :( I hope you enjoy it!

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  15. I got Holly's Inbox too..looks great, really enjoyed the first one. I absolutely loved School of Essential Ingredients..Enjoy!

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  16. I'm adding Holly's Inbox to my TBR. I have the first book that is still on my unread TBR pile! Happy Reading! Stop by My Own Little Corner of the World when you get a chance! :)

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  17. I have been dying to read Holly's Inbox for the last year or so. Now you have just reminded me to pick it up!

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  18. Enjoy your books! Happy reading!

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  19. The Holly's Inbox stuff intrigues me. I hear a lot about it, but not quite what I'm looking for... I'll be curious to hear how this one is.

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  20. I really loved The School of Essential Ingredients, and hope you enjoy it too.

    I hadn't heard of the other book; sounds like it would be good.

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