Queens, not senators

When: Tuesday, 1/19/10, 4:15 PM
Where: MBTA 73 bus, inbound from Waverley Square
Who: Female, early 50s
What: Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman

Apparently this is the sequel to a book I really liked in high school, The Queen's Man. They're both about Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman in power. Unfortunately, I spotted this on my way to vote in the Massachusetts special election, which did not result in a woman in power, but instead Scott Brown.

Telegraphic title

When: Tuesday 7/7/09, around 10:30 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, between Park St. and Harvard
Who: Male, early 50s
What: Retreat, Hell! by W.E.B. Griffin

I had written down the words "retreat" and "hell," which was all I could see, thinking I would look up the rest of the title later - but there it is.

I'm sure this book will show up again.

When: Tuesday 4/21/09, around 11:45 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Alewife, while leaving Park St.
Who: Female, early 30s
What: A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Apparently this book is really popular. It's the first in a trilogy and was made into a movie. My knowledge of Barbara Taylor Bradford's books is limited to one I checked out of the library when I was about fourteen (I don't know which one) and was repelled by the ridiculous descriptions of, and dialogue during, sex scenes.