Book and a Blanket

Hello!

I hope you are doing great today!

Welcome to the first Book and a Blanket gathering.

I'll be doing this until the last Tuesday of November .

Mainly because I love the thought of 

reading, being toasty and sharing some of

my favorite books.

I'll also be giving away cozy gifties throughout,

Tea, book markers, fuzzy socks, throw blankets, 

and of course books!

Have you heard the story of Tam Lin?

It's about a knight in the elfin queen's company

that is saved by a woman named Janet.

The woman is told that if she truly wants to 

rescue Tam Lin from being sacrificed to Hell,

 then she will have to 

knock him off his horse when he rides by &

hold on to him no matter what happens.

 The Elf Queen is furious when she finds out

that he is trying to escape.

She turns Tam Lin into all manner of 

beast and bird, but Janet refuses to let go.

Finally, he is transformed into an incandescently hot

iron bar, which Janet knows to throw into a well..

the spell is broken and Tam Lin is once again

restored to his regular self.

 ( JILL KARLA SCHWARZ)

The reason I mention this story is because

there's a major connection to this week's book...

This book came out in 2003.

I'm going to show you the synopsis that's on 

Carolyn Parkhurst's site.

"When his wife dies in a fall from a tree in their backyard, linguist Paul Iverson is wild with despair. In the days that follow, Paul becomes certain that Lexy's death was no accident. Strange clues have been left behind: unique, personal messages that only she could have left and that he is determined to decipher. So begins Paul's fantastic and perilous search for the truth, as he abandons his every-day life to embark on a series of experiments designed to teach his dog Lorelei to communicate. Is this the project of a madman? Or does Lorelei really have something to tell him about the last afternoon of a woman he only thought he knew? At the same time, Paul obsessively recalls the early days of his love for Lexy and the ups and downs of life with the brilliant, sometimes unsettling woman who became his wife."

Written with a quiet elegance and a profound knowledge of love’s hidden places, The Dogs of Babel is a novel of astonishing and lasting power—a story of marriage, survival, and devotion that lies too deep for words.

 I loved this book!!!
It's one of those you can't put down.
Beautiful, sad and suspenseful.
Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.
I won't tell you what the connection is to the Tam Lin
story is...
(you'll have to read the book to find out:)

I have a copy of this book and a warm fleece throw to give away.

 Like I said before, no pressure, just let me know
you stopped by
and you're automatically
entered to win.

Have a great week!
M.