Down Under

A week or so after the grand opening of the Corner Bakery at the Beverly Connection I finally find myself breaking in the new cozy booths. After enjoying a California Grille panini and the broccoli cheese soup (both of which I highly recommend) I briefly cut in on Ian's lunch time reading. He sits across from me by the window with a sandwich of his own and "The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding" by Robert Hughes. It's a book about Australia's history however it reads like a novel. Ian had heard about this book so he thought he would pick it up and give it a try. No particular reason why he felt he should read about Australia's history (he's not going there on holiday or anything), he just felt like it! He rarely has time to read for pleasure but when he has time to read in between meetings during lunch then he devours a few pages.


Growing up he enjoyed reading the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (which reminds me that I still have yet to tackle the whole series loaned to me by Lisa Bee). As Ian got older he was drawn to Edgar Allan Poe and one of his favourite books is now a biography on the great writer.

What was the last book you've read over a meal? I am currently reading book #2 for our book club, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's both a quick read and intriguing so I've just been plowing through the pages since I got my copy. I should read "children's books" more often...