So it’s been a while since I’ve posted any of my reading recommendations, and it’s not because I have stopped reading. It’s because all of my previous book posts featured my old hound dog, Daisy, who died last year. I simply could not bring my self to take a photo of a book without her. Now I have a nice big stuffed animal Basset Hound and I’ve decided to let it be a very poor substitute for Daisy, but to honor her memory. This month I devoured Maggie O’Farrell’s The Marriage Portrait for one of my two book clubs. It was a lusciously-written page-turner, and although I guessed the ending halfway through the book, it was still a satisfyingly fun read.