First read book of 2012: Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve
My boyfriend’s wonderful mom gave me a stack of her favorite books this past fall and among the pile was Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve. I can’t believe I let this beautiful and consuming story sit on my book shelf for months before opening it. However, the moment I did, I became engrossed in it. The writing itself, the imagery, the characters, and the twists and turns of the story captivated and inspired me. I thought about the story nearly every moment I was away from it and I sacrificed too much sleep trying to amend for lost time. I can’t sing enough praises about this book. Fortune’s Rocks was a wonderful book to start the year off with and has made the absence of my boyfriend more bearable, a skill I hope to master just as the main character Olympia Biddeford had.
