And reader, he laughed

I love recommending books. Love it. I think about what the person is like, what they enjoy, their humour (or lack of) and try to figure out what they would adore - yet not be a book they would pick up off the shelf. Mother-in-law was here. Due to a few other books she mentioned I promptly got out This Side of the Sky and handed it over. It is the best seller that wasn't. I lovely read, and I can't wait to hear her thoughts on it. Husband is a tricky beast. When we met he was not reading...