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2008: A Year of Reading
Some of the books I read in 2008 and liked. I will remember 2008 as the year I doubled my efforts to catch up on my literary readings, particularly of the classics. I just finished Irène Némirovsky… more →
After the Dinner Party
Brass Choir - "Bransle de Bourgogne"
wrote 3 days ago: Another video from our end-of-year concert. This time, a group of brass players join together to per … more →
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Classics Club Books I am Looking Forward To:
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Every week, The Broke and The Bookish poses a category for book bloggers to post their ‘Top Ten’ in … more →
Charlotte Gray - a bit too grey for me.
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wrote 2 months ago: There is little doubt that Sebastian Faulks knows quite a bit about France and her role in the secon … more →
Books and Food and Friends
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wrote 3 months ago: In my four-woman book club, we rotate host duties for the monthly whenever-we-can-get-together meeti … more →
My life in books (part two of a continuing series)
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wrote 3 months ago: Recently, Shalom Auslander released a new novel. I haven’t read it yet, but the title captures … more →
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
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wrote 4 months ago: It is interesting that I should plunge straight into this story after reading Edith Wharton’s … more →
What I failed to get to on Wednesday
wrote 4 months ago: I thought I would just open up this page and Jen can take from it whatever she likes when she gets o … more →
The brilliant, beautiful words of a self-hating Jew
wrote 7 months ago: The French author Irène Némirovsky lived through one world war and died at Hitler’s hands in t … more →
A Book List for Grace
wrote 8 months ago: My niece Grace is a third year student at the University of Waterloo with her sights set on a possib … more →
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
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wrote 9 months ago: Paperback: 403 pages Genre : Fiction Publisher: Vintage 2007 Source: My Daughter First Sentences : ‘ … more →
Friday Favourites (#19...ish)
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wrote 9 months ago: . . Slim Paley photo Garden Dahlias are all tight and gnarly from lack of vitamin D . . Phew! Busy w … more →
--Spoiler Alert: This Book Has No Ending
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wrote 10 months ago: Two weeks ago, a 68-page fragment of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, The Watsons, sold at auction fo … more →
Expand Your Pitiful Mind, Earthlings.
wrote 1 year ago: ::::Cygnet Committee Presents:::: Summer Reading Lists! Both are spectacular. Expand your pitiful mi … more →
Darius Milhaud - Suite Française
wrote 1 year ago: Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known … more →
If You Think I'm going to be Flattered by your Visit You're mistaken--quote
wrote 1 year ago: “After dinner they went into the sitting room, where the cook announced the Viscountess de Mon … more →
Some recommendations of lovely novels for my friend Sue
wrote 1 year ago: When I started this blog, several weeks ago, I created a few postings for books I had recently read. … more →
Creative Writing Critique (Satis Shroff): Fire in the Blood
wrote 1 year ago: Creative Writing Critique (Satis Shroff): FIRE IN THE BLOOD Review: Irene Nemirovsky Fire in the Blo … more →
Day 713 December 14 2010
wrote 1 year ago: “All she did was sigh.”~~Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith … more →
Review: The Blind Assassin
wrote 1 year ago: The Blind Assassin- Margaret Atwood I’ve never been much of a sucker for award winning books. Even f … more →
