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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I wish you all a wonderful day with family and friends, good food and good will. “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds…
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The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin
This is a Virago that I’ve had for a few years and finally grabbed off the shelf one night when I was in the mood for a mystery. It is set in the late ’50’s, in a middle-class London neighborhood and focuses on Louise Henderson, the mother of two school-age girls and a baby, Michael.…
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Cover Collection: A Room With a View
1. Penguin Essentials // 2. Vintage Classics // 3. Penguin Books 4. Max Literary Classics // 5. Penguin Classics // 6. Hodder & Stoughton A Room With a View is one of my favorite novels. I have read it several times and adore the story of Lucy Honeychurch and her love for George Emerson. It is…
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Recent Arrivals
I’ve received a few treats in the mail lately, some really exciting books that I’m so happy to add to my library. A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel – I’ve seen lots of positive posts on this in the blogosphere and since I love Wolf Hall, I thought I would give it a…
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Beautiful Lies by Clare Clark
There are few things better than a good neo-Victorian novel, so I was really looking forward to this book set in London in the 1880’s. I’d never read Clare Clark before, but I’d heard from patrons at the library that her novels are full of rich historical details. Beautiful Lies definitely had that, but I…
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A Christmas Memory Giveaway Winner
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! It is my pleasure to spread a little Christmas cheer and I hope, even if you didn’t win, that you’ll find a copy of A Christmas Memory at a library or bookstore to read during the holidays. And now, on to the winner. Congratulations to: Lisa, I…
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Manhattan, When I Was Young by Mary Cantwell
Mary Cantwell’s Manhattan, When I Was Young is her memoir of the early years of her marriage and career in the 50’s and 60’s. I’m really fond of this particular time period and have read quite a few novels this year set during the 50’s (most of them Pym’s and Stewart’s) so was drawn to…
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A Christmas Memory Giveaway (Closed)
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and it is now acceptable (here in the States) to acknowledge that Christmas is coming! One of my favorite traditions of the holiday season is to read holiday-themed books. One of my most beloved stories is A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. A Christmas Memory is a bittersweet story that I…
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The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins
I bought The Tortoise and the Hare not really knowing very much about it, but with the knowledge that it has been admired by several bloggers and by Hilary Mantel. And who could resist that cover? This fifties novel of marital discord turned out to be remarkable and one of my favorite reads of 2012.…
A Certain Fondness 