What if?

A story that intrigues me is the ”What if?” in historical fiction. With a bit of imagination and a “what if?” question, an author can go along way to alter the world we live in.
Such as in the Plot against America by Philip Roth. What if Charles Lindberg becomes the next president instead of F.D. Roosevelt? The possibilities to create a parallel universe are endless made by one simple question “what if?”
I think we need more of those books. Do you have any good “what if?” books or even a “what if?” questions that should have been answered and made into a book? Share your thoughts.
Josefine

My recommendations: Jules Verne, 20 000 leagues under the sea

Impulse shopping

Like I already told you in an earlier post, paperbacks are a must in summer Sweden. I have tried to resist it all summer but yesterday I fell for the temptation.
I picked up my sister at the train station and suggested to her that we go to do the bookstore before going home. Since she said she needed a book, I fast invited her to split a "take four for three" paperback book deal with me. As we strolled through the shelves I was soon standing with four book of my own, while my sister had picked out her two. This is why I can’t go to the bookstore very often and why there are so many unread books in my room. I always find so many good books that I just MUST have. Well, nothing else for me to do than chose two and leave the other two, (which I still intend to pick up the next time I am there).
Anyway, the books I got were the Plot against America by Philip Roth and the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
I was very lucky too, and got a free sample from Peter James and Dan Hansén & Jens Nordqvist. It was books and authors I have never read anything of before and I let you know if they are any good.
Josefine

My recommendations: The plot against America by Philip Roth. I can never resist a good “what if” book.