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BRP 129: Possession, A.S. Byatt
I have chosen a Way – dear Friend – I must hold to it. Think of me if you will as the Lady of Shalott – with a Narrower Wisdom – who chooses not the Gulp of outside Air and the… more →
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BRP 129: Possession, A.S. Byatt
Maia wrote 1 year ago: I have chosen a Way – dear Friend – I must hold to it. Think of me if you will as the La … more →
BRP 130: The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Maia wrote 1 year ago: “The street veered sideways and vanished. Beneath her now was only an expanse of roofs, criss- … more →
BRP 131: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
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Maia wrote 1 year ago: I admired my mother in some ways, although things between us were never easy. She expected too much … more →
Every Light in the House Burnin', Andrea Levy
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Maia wrote 1 year ago: “Now, Miss Thompson has been telling me some very distressing things,” the vicar began. … more →
Tell me about Mary Seacole, John Malam
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Maia wrote 1 year ago: “When Mary’s mother was young, she had been taken against her will to Jamaica, from her … more →
Skin Again, bell hooks
Maia wrote 1 year ago: The skin I’m in looks good to me. It will let you know one small way to trace my identity. But … more →
Pirates! - Celia Rees
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Maia wrote 1 year ago: We drank and threw our cups into the water. She leaned on the rail, her face half in the light, half … more →
BRP 136: The Color Purple, Alice Walker
Maia wrote 2 years ago: [Note: I originally blogged this in December 2006, only to find now that it's in the BRP . So I'm ch … more →
Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “I was trying so hard to understand how and why things were the way they were. The Crosses wer … more →
BRP 160: Cross Stitch, Diana Gabaldon
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “I had both hands beneath its jaw now. The fingers of one hand were actually in its mouth. I c … more →
BRP 164: The Shipping News, Annie Proulx
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: “It was not Quoyle’s chin she hated, but his cringing hesitancy, as though he waited for … more →
BRP 176: Dustbin Baby, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 3 years ago: This is the second Jacqueline Wilson book I have blogged as part of the Big Read Project; the first … more →
BRP 181: The Suitcase Kid, Jacqueline Wilson
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Maia wrote 3 years ago: Jacqueline Wilson writes prolifically for and about young people – mainly girls around the age … more →
Brick Lane, Monica Ali
Maia wrote 3 years ago: This is the story of a Bangladeshi woman, Nazneen, who comes to London to be the wife of Chanu, a mu … more →
BRP 139: Girls in Tears, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 2 years ago: It’s good, of course. Dad’s always been great at painting, though he hasn’t worked … more →
BRP 140: Sleepovers, Jacqueline Wilson
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: Amy has bunk beds so Bella got to go on the top bunk above Amy. Amy’s mum had made up a mattre … more →
BRP 142: Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Kate Atkinson
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: We’re fed by the clock so that we don’t become spoilt and demanding. The general feeling … more →
The Women's Room, Marilyn French
Maia wrote 2 years ago: Over the years, Mira had picked up a little sexual knowledge. She had, for some months, tried to get … more →
Ahab's Wife, Sena Jeter Naslund
Maia wrote 2 years ago: Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last. This is an opening line to rival the famous … more →
