The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

Ah, Hemingway!  Who doesn’t love to read this guy?  I downloaded the (short) book on Kindle, read it over two days and relished every sentence.

This was our book group read for the meeting held in our garden in early July.  My husband joined the group, and enjoyed the discussion – adding his own little anecdote “the old man and the pizza” about an encounter with some seagulls on Weymouth seafront the previous weekend.  The group is nothing if not jovial, and generous.  Reading the books is the least part of our activity.

I also have a collection of Hem’s short stories on Kindle, and dip into these now and then.  There are times when a good does of Hemingway is just the ticket…