The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

The title of the second book in Beaver's line-up of sizzling summer reading is curiously apropos to Domo's latest photographs. Reading the book jacket will make any struggling writer sigh- the author, Carson McCullers, published it at the tender age of 23, decades before young female writers became as common as mosquitoes after a rainstorm. 

A brilliant portrayal of a kaleidoscope of lives and loves in a Georgia mill town, it's a timeless, color-blind and very readable classic exploring the communal needs of individual souls.  The title alone is a firefly-filled night in August. Flawless and thirst-quenching. A great book for a seaside vacation. 

Summer reading list

Beaver has set herself a little summer reading challenge: to read the 100 Best Novels compiled by the Modern Library. The problem is, her local library doesn't have a cornucopia of "classics". They do, however, have a nice-as-pie librarian willing to take and place special orders. While Beaver waits for her first four titles to come in, she is kicking off the season with a page turner:
Let the summer games begin!
Update: This book was so important and timely, La Beav finished it in five hours. For anyone who is worried about gas, about rents, about the provenance of their next paycheck or simply wondering how the heck everyone else is making it-- they just might not be. Although this book has been out for a while, there might be no better time to read it than now.