The Macrina Wiederkehr book called A Tree Full of Angels was one I was proud to find and at a dollar. She has a light way of writing---very hopeful (which, just now, I see she uses to describe her work on her blog), at least that's how this one comes across. Her book Seven Sacred Pauses was one I tried to buy awhile back, but the sale didn't go through, and I didn't try again. For that reason I have nothing to base an opinion on. Hope I like it.
The Vanity Fair is a Modern Library copy, a book I've never read, but it was so pretty, and with a dust jacket. Again, a buck. We've enlarged our classics library here at home by such a degree, we snap up any tried and true classic we can find.
As to The Epic of Gilgamish, if you teach Abeka History, you've heard mention of it in their World History books. Supposedly the oldest piece of literature save the Bible. Worth having, I think. Had a laugh when second son handed it to me at the bookstore, just having read about it on Thursday in middle daughter's schoolbook.
And Sara Midda....sweet one. I have an old copy of her Book of Days, and this one charmed me into getting it. I'd already checked out and saw it at the register as our son was paying for his books. He got it for me and I returned the favor by buying him a package of Oreos at the store later on. Fair trade, I do believe.
The Faulkners go without saying. A dear stash all the way around.
