Reading in the car

I have always considered myself lucky to be able to read in the car and for most of the car trips I have made over the years, I am not the main driver, so I take advantage of long car trips to get some good reading done. I've now made two trips between Baltimore and Rochester, NY in as many weekends. The first was for Carol's funeral and with Chris to do most of the driving, I finished off a few books last weekend, including Wading into Murder and Nightmare at the Bookfair. The trip I just finished was for a happier occasion, a baby shower for my daughter, and since she is 33 weeks pregnant and pretty uncomfortable, I got to do all the driving. You know what that means: recorded books! Lily lounged in the back seat with her pillows and books, and I sat in front with her mother-in-law listening to The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith. I love everything he writes and the 44 Scotland Street series is some of his best work. If you are not familiar with this series, I highly recommend this. His tales of 6 year old Bertie, a gifted child in many ways, and his mother Irene are hilarious. Bertie just wants to be a normal boy, but his mother will not let him, pushing his to take saxophone lessons, yoga for children and Italian language lessons. Bertie's thoughts on these subjects are hilarious. Any mother who is in danger of pushing her children too hard needs to read about Bertie and Irene and see if she sees herself there.