![]() It was a messy affair just like these characters’ lives are a mess. And I think this is where I found the beauty in reading this book. I didn’t love it and wasn’t blown out of my mind like some of other reviews said I’d be, but I also didn’t dislike it completely. And although I wasn’t 100% convinced and “converted”, I could get to end in the basis of “let’s agree to disagree”. I wanted this book to change my mind about my first impression. It was then I knew I’d stick around until the end out of sheer stubbornness. Then I either got used to the style or the narrator improved, or both, and the second half of the book made me feel… something. Zevin stylistic choices in the narrative makes it hard to connect with the MCs way beyond halfway through the book. But maybe books are my “alternative reality” when life is just too much to handle. I can appreciate this story even when it lost me many times (I could care less about video games and virtual reality). They’re still pretentious sometimes, but now you care about them, even when you wish you didn’t. You start understand where they come from and why they act the way they do. You start to see the broken person behind the mask. ![]() ![]() As time goes by, they still annoy you out of your mind, but you start to see the chinks in their armor. This book felt like that person who rubs you the wrong way the very first time you meet, but you’re thrown in together and have to figure out a way of working out your differences. ![]()
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![]() ![]() THE MAYFAIR BOOKSHOP: A NOVEL OF NANCY MITFORD AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, by Eliza Knight (April 12) Recommended for readers who loved The da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, and The Rose Code, by Kate Quinn. The Mozart Code is rich in detail, and clever twists. McMillian is a compelling storyteller worthy of more readership. Intrigue, espionage, and romance in post-war Vienna and Prague with a former Bletchley Park codebreaker Sophia Villiers and her marriage of convenience MI-6 husband Simon Barrington as she is tasked to find the death mask of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Runyan, bestselling author of The School for German Brides McMillan is a rising star in historical fiction.” - Aimie K. ![]() “ The Mozart Code is a smart, luscious romance, a thrilling suspense, and a thunderously good read. Readers will be riveted from the very first page.” - Publisher’s Weekly “McMillan’s vivid descriptions of a postwar Vienna add allure to the simmering, romantic mystery. THE MOZART CODE: A NOVEL, by Rachel McMillan (March 15) I hope that it helps you discover your next great read for the Spring season. ![]() The range of stories and settings are diverse: Georgian, Regency, WWII, and post war England to Gilded Age Newport and 1930s Hollywood. Here is a curated list of my favorites for March, April, and May. My tulips are sprouting! Spring is on its way here in the Pacific Northwest along with a great selection of new historical novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this picture taken on August 17, 2019, South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit is seated next to “He talked directly to President Al-Burhan and Deputy President Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo a number of times to appeal to them so that they observe the cessation of hostilities and return to the negotiation table.” “The president (Salva Kiir) has been calling for a ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities for humanitarian assistance to reach the needy,” said Deng Malek, the acting minister of foreign affairs. It has also called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Sudan, adding that it is willing to play the role of mediator if both parties agree. The South Sudanese government is now on high alert and has urged citizens living close to the border to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities. Johnson can be dragged into the Sudanese conflict, it can spill into South Sudan with catastrophic implications for the security of South Sudan,” said Zindo. ![]() ![]() Rebels of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), a South Sudanese anti-government force, patrol in their base in Panyume, on the South Sudanese side of the border with Uganda. ![]() ![]() ![]() Momo serves as a wonderful example to children, using the power of her imagination to understand and work through her feelings. The imaginative narrative is woven around the common childhood experience of anxiety, felt by performers but also by every child who faces a new life challenge. ![]() Here's another magical, dreamlike picture book from Akiko Miyakoshi, the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author-illustrator. The mouse audience is so appreciative! But then, as she rises to take her bow, Momo is surprised to discover - it isn't a mouse audience at all! The mouseling invites Momo through a small door backstage, where Momo is amazed to find a miniature theater filled with an audience of finely dressed mice there to watch singers, dancers and circus performers! When it's the mouseling's turn, Momo agrees to accompany her on piano. " It's a mouseling! And the little mouse is nervous about her first performance, too. ![]() " Then she hears a voice nearby, also saying, "I'll be okay. As she nervously waits for her turn to play, she tells herself, "I'll be okay. It's the day of Momo's first piano recital. ![]() ![]() ![]() If she had never met them where might she have ended up? Joss believes no matter where life may have taken her it would have inevitably led her to Braden. what if she never met Braden and Ellie Carmichael on that fateful day when she was only twenty-two years old? When Joss is asked to write a story about how her life might have turned out if a pivotal moment in it never happened, she thinks of the day she met both Braden and Ellie Carmichael. ![]() It's a life Joss never expected to have, and one she's grateful for every day. Joss and Braden Carmichael are blissfully married living in their townhouse on Dublin Street with their three beautiful children. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Creative Europe programme also supports initiatives for the translation and promotion of literary works across EU markets, with the aim of increasing access to and readership of high quality European literature. ![]() ![]() Ğncourage transnational circulation of literature, both in Europe and beyond. promote actively the publishing, translation, selling and reading of books from other European countries raise general awareness and stimulate interest in the whole book sector about the literary diversity in Europe raise the profile of winning authors outside their home country and help them cross borders and reach broader readership showcase and put a spotlight on Europe’s diverse wealth of contemporary fiction The EUPL is currently organised by a consortium consisting of the European Booksellers Federation, the European Writers' Council and the Federation of European Publishers. In its 13 editions to date, 41 countries have participated and there have been 148 winning authors. ![]() Launched by the European Commission in 2009, the prize is open to countries participating in the Creative Europe programme for the cultural and creative sectors. It aims to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature in the field of fiction, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and to encourage greater interest in non-national literary works The European Union Prize for Literature is an annual initiative to recognise the best emerging authors in Europe. ![]() ![]() The movie was of course less detailed, more emphasis on the worst parts, and with more attractive characters. I don't read a lot of fiction, and to be honest this one caught my eye because I had seen the movie and found the story so unusual I wanted to know more. While I'm not a fan of the Oprah Winfrey show, I am a fan of her book club and this novel ranks up there as one of her best picks The character are so real, the writing style is beautiful, the plot moves swiftly and the story weaves the reader through every human emotion possible. Ingrid stays present in Astrid's unstable life through letters and occasional visits and their strained relationship is key to Astrid's development. I personally cannot imagine the loneliness and terror that Astrid experienced while bouncing from home to home to home. This is a novel of self discovery the hard way. (I can just envision a younger Angelina Jolie-type playing the role of Astrid in the film version.) Each family that Astrid lives with has its own unique (yet sometimes cliched) cast of characters that are instrumental in shaping and transforming the young woman she becomes. The story is narrated by Astrid - a teenage girl - who suffers through years of living in the foster care system while her mother Ingrid serves a life sentence for murdering her ex-lover. ![]() I could not put this book down! "White Oleander" was wonderful from the very first sentence to the very last and I have Oprah to thank for bringing author Janet Fitch to my attention. ![]() ![]() ![]() She accompanied her mother (as did Irène) when Marie made her first visit to the United States in 1921, seeking a gram of radium for her research at the Radium Institute, and she was impressed by the outpouring of American affection for Marie (her campaign was successful, as $100,000 was raised to purchase the vital gram of radium). Eve was never interested in being a scientist, and she became a journalist and writer instead, penning pieces for a variety of Parisian publications. Eve was 5 when Marie won her second Nobel prize, this time in chemistry, for the discovery of radium and polonium, and 6 when Marie had an affair with married physicist Paul Langevin that was the scandal of Paris in 1911. Eve, quien llegó a ser considerada una de las mujeres más bellas de París en los años 20 y 30, fue una aclamada escritora y activista por los derechos humanos. Eve was not yet born when Marie and Pierre shared a Nobel prize for their early work in the new field of radioactivity in 1903, and she was only 16 months old when Pierre died after being struck by a carriage in the spring of 1906. Eve was the younger daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, sister to Irène Joliot-Curie, and sister-in-law to Frédéric Joliot-Curie, all of whom had been awarded Nobel Prizes in physics or chemistry by 1935. 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Leather-ears: to Cape Cod inhabitants, a person of slow comprehension Puncture lady: a southwestern expression for a woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at a dance and gossip rather than dance, often puncturing someones reputation Whether the entries are unexpected twists on familiar-sounding expressions or based on curious old customs, this wide-ranging assortment of vernacular Americanisms will amaze and amuse even the most hard-boiled curmudgeon. Among the gems are: Surface-coal: cow dung, widely used for fuel in Texas Bone-orchard: in the Southwest slang for a cemetery Chawswizzled: confounded in Nebraskan idiom. ![]() ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only entertain but also shed light on Americas colloquial past. About the Book Gleaned from dictionaries, dialect glossaries, etymological treatises, folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, notes, novels, and miscellaneous lexicography, Informal English offers a captivating, readable treasure trove of about 2,500 words. ![]() |