“It was June, and the world smelled of roses.” — Maud Hart Lovelace
Here’s a review of I read, watched, listened to and enjoyed in June.
READ:
The Paris Gown by Christine Wells — “the delightful tale of three young women in 1950s Paris who share a single dazzling Christian Dior gown” (Goodreads). This is sort of a grown up, plus chic version of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
America's Victory — “The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans and How they Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever” by David W. Shaw — “In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer and an unlikely team of humble, hard working men faced the might and arrogance of the British empire in a yacht race for The Great Exhibition in England. Revolutionary in design and strikingly beautiful, the schooner America set sail against the world's greatest maritime nation” (Goodreads).
The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel — “Champagne, 1940: Inès has just married Michel, the owner of storied champagne house Maison Chauveau, when the Germans invade. As the danger mounts, Michel turns his back on his marriage to begin hiding munitions for the Résistance. Inès fears they’ll be exposed, but for Céline, half-Jewish wife of Chauveau’s chef de cave, the risk is even greater—rumors abound of Jews being shipped east to an unspeakable fate. When Céline recklessly follows her heart in one desperate bid for happiness, and Inès makes a dangerous mistake with a Nazi collaborator, they risk the lives of those they love—and the champagne house that ties them together. New York, 2019: Liv Kent has just lost everything when her eccentric French grandmother shows up unannounced, insisting on a trip to France. But the older woman has an ulterior motive—and a tragic, decades-old story to share. When past and present finally collide, Liv finds herself on a road to salvation that leads right to the caves of the Maison Chauveau” (Goodreads).
WATCHED:
Stick (Apple TV) — “Owen Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store, Pryce hedges his bets, and future, entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom named Santi. Stick is a heartfelt, feel-good comedy about a found family and their relationships set within the world of golf as it has never been shown before.”
Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV) — “He lost his job, his family, and his money. What else is there to lose?. A hedge fund manager resorts to burglary, targeting wealthy neighbors to maintain his family's lifestyle.”
LISTENED TO: June Mini-Playlist
Pearly Shells (Connie Francis)
White Flowers (Bertram Hollands)
My Favorite Things (Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music)
All Summer Long (The Beach Boys)
Summer Lovin’ (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Grease)
Little Things (ABBA)
La Vie en Rose (Emily Watts)
Good Day Sunshine (The Beatles)
June Afternoon (Roxette)
ENJOYED: Quiet June days with Piper — We putter in the yard and read on the deck. She follows me everywhere and naps on my lap. She is such a sweet girl.
