An Echo in The Bone by Diana Gabaldon

This is the seventh installment of "The Out-lander" Series. This book Follows Jamie and Claire Frasier and their young Nephew Ian as they try to leave the United States while they are at war with England.

While back in their own time 1980 Roger and Brianna with their two children Jeremiah and Amanda try to settle in to life in the Scottish Highlands. While they read the letters left for them by Brianna's parents in the 1700's.

Jamie's best friend Lord John Grey is no longer a soldier of the Royal army, but finds himself on a boat heading for the colonies with his young niece Dorothea to find young Henry is nephew who has been wounded in battle and taken prisoner of war.

Jamie's son Lord Ellesmere or William is a captain in the British Army and is fighting his was towards the father he doesn't know, ans Jamie and Ian do everything in there power to keep from being wounded or killed.

This is a very good book, there is so much that happens that if I allow my self to get too much into I will spoil the book for you and then you wont need to read it for your self.

The Copper Bracelet....a Compilation

This is a very unique book, it was written by 16 separate novelist. The book was started by Jeffery Deaver a brilliant author of mysteries and the Author of the Book "The Bone Collector". Each Author writes a chapter and then passes it off to the next Author. Each author reads what is written and picks up the story from there.

I was a little Hesitant to read this series, because I wasn't sure how the book was going to flow. I could not even tell that the book was written by more than on person. It is suspenseful and keeps you hanging on every word until the last page and the story closes.

This book is about a group of people who help the government track down terrorist The group call them selves "The Volunteers" There is a plot to kill the Secretary of State and they have to find out who is behind the plot and try to stop them before it happens. But how do they know who they can trust, are their friends their enemy and will they figure things out before more lives are taken and more innocent people die?

The Copper Bracelet was written by: Jeffery Deaver, Gayle Lynds, David Hewson, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, David Corbett, Linda Barnes, Jenny Siler, David Liss, P.J. Parrish, Brett Battles, Lee Child, Jon Land, and James Phelan. Jim Fusilli was the Project Editor.

The Help By Kathryne Stockett

This is a very powerful and moving book. Told from three different woman's point of views you find out what it is like to be a black woman living in Mississippi in the early 60's before the start of the Civil Right's movement.

Miss Skeeter guides you through white society in Mississippi and what it means to be up standing and proper. Skeeter fresh out of school, she graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in writing with aspirations of being a journalist is finding it hard to settle to any thing when she gets home from school. But because she is a woman and has no experience doors are being slammed in her face.

She is the Editor of the woman's league news letter, and has taken to writing the cleaning column for the local news paper but doesn't know how to clean. She grew up on a Cotton plantation and had every thing done for her by her beloved Maid Constantine.

She refuses to put a letter in the league news letter about the diseases you can get from your black maids, and how it is beneficial to build them there own bathrooms out side in the garage. When she gives in and does it, she asks people to donate old toilets her Miss Hilly's house and it is the start of her down ward spiral with her friend's and life as she knows it. Mississippi would be very lonely for her if it weren't for her unlikely friendship with Abilene.

her world is about to be turned upside down, with Constantine gone and her life being held together by a string she turns to her friend Elizabeth's Maid Abilene to help her write her articles. She soon gets an idea to write a book about what it is like to be a Black Maid working for a white family in Jackson Mississippi. All the woman are scared to get involved with a project like this but after certain events happen 11 other woman step forward to tell Skeeter their stories.

She opens her book with her beloved Constantine, and closes it with Abilene's best friend Minnie's story which is one of the sadder stories in the book.

Follow These three women through a year living in 1960's Jackson Mississippi, the Civil Right's movement is being fueled with hatred and violence and these brave woman step forward and play their part in making a change. The book is beautifully powerful and moving, and if you love to read this one is a must. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry, but as you close the book it will leave a big smile on your face and happiness in your heart.

My review does not do this book justice, but I was extremely moved my this book. Don't take my word for it pick up the book and read it!