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More of the Story
I apologize that my last post was a bit abrupt – let me tell you the rest of the story. At the beginning of October I moved into a new position at work. I’d been a youth services librarian for four years and, though I enjoyed it, it was not my passion. When a vacancy…
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I’m Not Sure
When or if I will be returning to Gudrun’s Tights. I post a lot about books on Twitter, though, so if you’re interested in what I’m reading you can follow me @anbolynp. The 140 character limit seems to suit my book thoughts better than the blog format right now. I hope you’re having a gorgeous…
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Picture + Quote
“The things you think are the disasters in your life are not the disasters really. Almost anything can be turned around: out of every ditch, a path, if you can only see it.” -Hilary Mantel from Wolf Hall
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Reading Green & Giveaway Winner
I’m having a holiday at home this week and have had time to ponder my fall reading. Yesterday I picked out three classics that I’d like to read in the next few months. They all have beautiful varying shades of green in their covers and look very nice together – I think it is meant…
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Mary Stewart Reading Week Wrap-up
Well, friends, we’ve come to the end of Mary Stewart Reading Week. I hope you’ve all enjoyed your experiences this week reading her work and if you haven’t, I hope that you would be willing to try her again. I think we’ve seen that, like most authors, Lady Stewart wrote some outstanding suspense novels and…
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Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
After my slight disappointment with Wildfire at Midnight I chose my next Stewart carefully. I wanted something that I would love as much as I love The Moonspinners or Thornyhold so I read the beginning of several novels to see what would click. As soon as I started reading Nine Coaches Waiting I knew it…
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Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
Wildfire at Midnight is set on the Isle of Skye during the week leading up to the queen’s coronation. Giannetta Brooke is a successful fashion model and wants to escape London during the festivities in order to take a rest from her busy schedule. She ends up in an isolated hotel in Camasunary, an area…
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Mary Stewart Giveaway (Closed)
Happy Birthday to Ms. Stewart! How is everyone getting on with your reading? I finished Wildfire at Midnight and am now reading Nine Coaches Waiting. I’m hoping to post my thoughts on Thursday. Stay tuned for possible excessive gushing! Today, in honor of her birthday, I’m giving away two Mary Stewart books. Madam, Will You…
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Welcome to Mary Stewart Reading Week!
Mary Stewart Reading Week is finally here! When I first proposed the idea back in March it seemed like such a long way off, but here we are in September(!) and it is time to celebrate the writing of the nonagenarian who first stole my heart with her majorly suspenseful plots featuring feisty heroines and…
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Mini Thoughts on Recent Reads #4
I’ve been reading so much lately that I have a small backlog of books to tell you about so I am going to break them up into several Mini Thoughts for the next few posts until I am caught up. Here are the first two titles: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford – I…
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