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Received
After a couple of months of not buying or mooching very many books I suddenly have books in the mail. I think one of the small pleasures of life is to come home from work and find packages waiting in my mailbox. Divine! So here is what I’ve recently received: The Dark Tide by Vera Brittain…
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Before reading The Age of Innocence I was familiar with the basic story of the unrequited passion and doomed love between Newland Archer, a member of high society New York in the 1870’s, and his wife’s cousin, Madame Ellen Olenska. I’d seen the movie and also read many reviews of this classic Pulitzer Prize winning…
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Room for Reading
In August I will be moving from my humble one-bedroom apartment to a slightly larger townhouse with more room for all of my books. One of the great things about my little place has been the beautiful built-in bookshelves that have housed my collection, though my tomes have long ago spilled out into stacks underneath.…
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One Book, Two Book, Three Book Meme
I’ve really enjoyed reading various bloggers’ responses to this meme (I think it was started by Simon at Stuck in a Book) over the past few weeks so decided to have a go at it myself. 1. The book I’m currently reading: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. I read The House of Mirth and…
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Faith by Jennifer Haigh
This is a book that kept me mesmerized through all of last weekend, but I am having the hardest time writing about it! Does anyone else find that the books you truly admired and enjoyed leave you speechless? Faith is narrated by Sheila McGann, a thirty-something teacher who is determined to tell the full story…
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Sunday Miscellany
I’ve got a few things on my mind this Sunday morning that I want to mention here. The first is that I’ve decided to participate in Iris’s Month of Dutch Literature challenge for June. A few years ago I traced the genealogy of my paternal grandmother and discovered that my ancestors on that side of the family…
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The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming
I’ve been listening to this fast-paced spy thriller in my car for the past few weeks and it concluded a few days ago just as I was pulling out to go to the grocery store. Like all spy novels the plot is very complicated and involved so I’m just going to give the synopsis right from the…
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52-52-52 Challenge
Amanda at The Zen Leaf is hosting a 52-52-52 Challenge that starts on Wednesday. The challenge is to read 1 book a week and to lose 1 pound a week, adding up to 52 books read and 52 pounds lost by next June 1. I immediately signed on to the challenge because I need more…
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Chief YellowHorse Lives On! by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
I bought a copy of this little book of essays from Lisa after I heard her speak last week in Flagstaff. It is a really informative collection on her favorite places in Arizona, barely known stories of Arizona history, and a few essays on her family’s history in the state. It probably wouldn’t be of interest…
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My Arizona 100 Project
On February 14, 2012 (at 2:14 pm to be exact) my home state of Arizona will turn 100. This fact has been in the back of my mind for a while and I occasionally see articles and hear news about the plans being formulated for celebration across the state. Yesterday, however, it was brought to…
A Certain Fondness 