The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

I am not a quilter, I don't even like to sew, but my grandmother made quilts and my mom has also made some.  It is an amazing art.  In this novel Sarah and her husband, Matt, move to a small town.  Matt got a landscaping job and Sarah was trying to find work.  Sarah went to work with Matt one day and met Sylvia.  It was a bit of a rocky start, but when Sylvia hired Sarah on Sarah did not know what she was getting into.  She got to know a woman who was full of history and pain and joy.  She was also introduced into the world of quilting and fell in love.  As she became more familiar with the town she met more quilters and became part of a group on women who quilted together.  It was a wonderful story with many women from many different backgrounds who shared a love of quilting that tied them all together.  The is the first book in a very long series and I know I will be kept busy for a while.

Dear Cary by Dyan Cannon

Subtitle:  My life with Cary Grant -- I love Cary Grant.  I have seen many of his movies and he just makes me smile.  There is just an air about him that draws me in.  Well, it drew in Cannon and needless to say it was not all sweet and roses.  In the beginning Grant was the perfect gentleman, but the longer into the relationship the more controlling he became.  Cannon lost a sense of herself and her self esteem.  She fell very deep and had a long road to get back to where she was confidant with herself again.  We always have these ideas of what some famous people are like based on what we see on the screen, we forget they are people too, with lives and histories.  Cannon's sharing of her life with Grant and the difficulties will not change my love for Grant, but does put things in perspective.  There is a book out there by his daughter, Jennifer, and another biography that I want to get my hands on, and through those I hope to get a fuller picture of the man.