Having always heard the name Agincourt, a famous England (Henry V) vs France (Charles VI) battle in 1415, I was fascinated by the real and fictional characters, their lives and the actual history of the battles between these two countries. I became very attached to the English characters Nick Hook, an acclaimed archer, and the young French nun, Melisande, that he rescued. Another character and one of the heroes is a monk, Brother Christopher, who befriends and guides all sorts of people with wit and humor. Sir John Cornewaille a knight, author Cornwell says is not a relative of his but is a very heroic figure in this battle. The English won although the odds were not in their favor being outnumbered anywhere from 2-1 up to 5-1. And when the bloody battles went on too long I just skipped ahead to another scene.

I read this book as part of an online book club I am participating in during quarantine, and I can't wait to discuss it with my fellow book-clubbers.

This book was interesting because it was Halloween night and there was a witch. Her mom found out what real happiness was.

Lila loves it!

I loved this book because it shows us to never give up

Lila loves it!

For me, this is a strange story told in a genre that I wasn't familiar with. It's the epistolary style. I would have given up if the book weren't a book club choice for August. I had trouble liking the characters at first. By the end of the story, I felt sorry for Bea, the daughter. She seemed the only person who was looking for her mother and who tried to hold her family together. The plot involves around a mother who goes missing prior to a family trip to Antartica. We follow the family and their friends and co-workers via emails, personal letters, police and medical reports, and notes. Bea who's 15 years old and now in boarding school receives all these notes and she tries to figure out where her mother could have escaped to. She's so preoccupied by this turn of events that she's asked to leave the boarding school and persuades her father to take her to Antartica. She wants to find out where her mother has gone to. While on this search, Bea and her father finally managed to have a heart to heart, honest conversation. At the end, she's reunited with her mother. This was a very different type of book that I'm used to. I'm looking forward to see the movie and to the various discussions during the book club meeting.

This novel takes place on Martha Vineyard. It is about three sisters who have suffered in their own way by the disappearance of their father. After their mother's death, they traveled to Ireland to find some answers. Upon their return home, the sisters are finally able to move forward with their lives and make peace with their past. I recommend the book. It is a story of love, sorrow, forgiveness and moving forward in the future.

A follow up on Camino Island - same characters in a new murder situation about Nursing Homes. Scary to find out what is perhaps going on to our family members that have to live in nursing homes.

I thought these stories were boring.