Welcome to The Reading Lounge! This month Cynthia and Sarah discuss Hum by Helen Phillips. A work of speculative fiction that leaves a long-lasting impact. In the novel, we follow one woman as she makes a variety of choices tobring her family closer together while living in a not-to-distant future world of AI. We had much to say about this novel and we think you will, too.
Here are the others books mentioned :
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
This month’s cocktail and mocktail is called BotanicalGarden. Read the book and it will all make sense!
Botanic Garden – original recipe
50 ml Pineapple Tequila
20 ml Lime juice
20 ml Basil syrup
25 ml Pineapple juice
Basil leaves
Top with prosecco
Mix first five ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain intoa cocktail glass. Top with prosecco and gently stir. Garnish with a basil leaf.
Our Mocktail Botanic Garden
Same ingredients minus the tequila and adding club soda.
Mix lime juice, pineapple juice and basic syrup in shakerwith ice. Pour into glass and top with club soda and mix. Garnish with basil.
Enjoy!