Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
We’re left to come up with our own topic this week so I’ve chosen to focus on books that feature couples – friends, lovers, siblings, even works of art. Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.
Thea and Denise by Caroline Bond – Two women. An open road. The trip of a lifetime.
Eagle & Crane by Suzanne Rindell – Two young aerial stuntmen unlock long-held family secrets during the US internment of Japanese citizens in World War II.
Byron and Shelley by Glen Harbittle (due for publication October 2023) – A collection of short stories featuring characters caught in significant moments in life
Ike and Kay by James MacManus – A fictionalized account of the real life relationship between General Dwight Eisenhower and Kay Summersby.
Molly & the Captain by Anthony Quinn – A celebrated artist of the Georgian era paints his two young daughters. The portrait, known as “Molly & the Captain”, becomes instantly famous, its fate destined to echo down the centuries, touching many lives.
Kezia and Rosie by Rebecca Burns – A collection of linked short stories told from the perspective of seven-year old Kezia who, along with her sister, is sent to live with her grandparents for reasons she can’t initially understand
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton – An idol of Afro-punk. A duo on the brink of stardom. A night that will define their story for ever.
Birdie & Jude by Phyllis H. Moore – Birdie offers Jude, a stranger, shelter from an approaching hurricane and in doing so forms a bond that will change their lives forever.
Louis & Louise by Julie Cohen – Louis and Louise are the same person born in two different lives. They are separated only by the sex announced by the doctor and a final ‘e’.
Juliet & Romeo by David Hewson – Shakespeare’s well-known play turned into a gripping romantic thriller with Juliet as the focus of the narrative.
On What Cathy Read Next last week
What Cathy Read Next... 