I actually meant to post this yesterday, but my nerves were kind of shot to hell and I ended up spending most of my Sunday a nervous wreck over my appearance in court, which was today, so I never got around to posting this. Thankfully that’s behind me now! The ticket was rightfully dismissed and I no longer have to worry about ominous court dates for an accident that happened back in February. Yes, it took the Texas Municipal court that long to take care of it. If you’d like, you can read the whole story on my personal blog. But enough about that!
In My Mailbox is a weekly feature hosted by The Story Siren. Each Sunday (or whatever day suits the blogger in question) bloggers post about all of the books or book-related merchandise they received over the past week. Whether they bought it (online or in-store), received a review-copy, or received it as a gift, it can be listed!
Now, considering the fact that I really don’t have that much money to be buying books right now, I suspect that this will not likely be a weekly feature on this blog. One can hope, however, that it’s a semi-regular occurrence though!
Books Received for Review:
Playing House by Fredrica Wagman
Back Cover Excerpt: When Playing House appeared in 1973, Publishers Weekly hailed it, “A probing descent into madness that will fascinate the same audience that appreciated I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.” This nationally best-selling story of one woman’s struggle with the lasting effects of a childhood sexual relationship with her brother shocked American readers; it remains a literary work of enduring quality and value. In his foreword Philip Roth writes, “The traumatized child; the institutionalized wife; the haunting desire; the ghastly business of getting through the day – what is striking about Wagman’s treatment of those contemporary motifs it the voice of longing in which the heroine shamelessly confesses to the incestuous need that is at once her undoing and her only hope.”
On Friday (August 21st) I received a copy of Fredrica Wagman’s Playing House for review in my mailbox. It’s a book I’ve been eagerly waiting for and I’ve already started reading it. In fact, I took it with me to court today and sat reading it while waiting in the courtroom for the proceedings to begin. 
No purchased books this week!
