"The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. I enjoyed this book thoroughly. The author drew me into the story gradually and completely. The back and forth style was intriguing. Because of the generational relationships there were a few times that it was difficult to follow who belonged to whom, but eventually everything was sorted out. The interspersed fairy tales added an extra dimension to the story. The characters were likeable and felt real.

Scott Turow's "One L"-my biography for May was about the experience of first year law students at Harvard Law School. I enjoy Scott Turow's 'voice' in the book. His style of writing is easy to read. He seemed to honestly describe the events of that year and the extreme stress that the students were under at the time. The year was 1975, so Ii do wonder if the experience is the same today.

Lisa Scottoline's "Look Again" This was a quick read that I picked up at the library. It was a 'tug at your heartstrings' kind of book. Story of a woman who saw a missing child picture that reminded her of her son and who investigated the situation. The characters were well drawn and believable and the author made you care about what happened to the woman and her son. The premise presented a thought-provoking 'what would you do?' scenario that sticks with me. It wrapped up a little too neatly at the end--real life usually doesn't.

Pete Hamill's "North River". I very much enjoyed this book and was drawn into the lives of the characters and the time period. I liked the characters and I always seem to enjoy books more when that happens. Very believable.