Summer is a great time for reading.  Make a list of recommended reads.  Find a bit of shade, a comfy chair, and an hour to lose yourself in a new culture or imaginary world.  I just finished my first selection, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.  It was fantastic.  This novel really made me ponder the ways of the world, specifically Afghanistan.  Characters of this novel had the ability to make me so mad, yet others reminded me that for every bad out there, there are a million more good!  High recommendations coming from me...next THE TEA ROSE (historical fiction/trilogy).