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Tag Archives: writing
The Vanishing Author
https://amzn.to/45CtVnh I imagine many of my followers are like me and click on websites offering lists of books and authors who are “not to be missed”. I’m glad I do that on a regular basis because I have often been … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, fiction books, Mystery, Spain, Spanish civil War, the Shadow of the Wind, World War II, writing
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Breaking the Rules
The Brave Escape of Edith Wharton: A Biography by Connie N. Wooldridge is a YA book, but due to its content, I’m a bit surprised. I found this at a library book sale and brought it home because I’ve read and … Continue reading
What History Teaches Us
Rules for Old Men Waiting by Peter Pouncey is a powerful, beautifully written novel about an old man who has recently lost his beloved wife. Bereaved and waiting for his own death, the history professor stocks his pantry, holes himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, historical fiction, Maine, Paris, Peter Pouncey, poetry, rules for old men waiting, Scotland, Vietnam war, writing, ww1, ww2
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And You Are?
The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine by Alex Brunkhorst is a novel I discovered in the books on cd section of our library. Published in 2015, I am surprised I never heard of it! This is a fast-paced story written … Continue reading
And Then She Said
About Women: Conversations between a writer and a painter by Lisa Alther and Francoise Gilot is an interesting non-fiction book. Reading much like a play with two famous women as the main characters sans stage directions, the book is an ongoing dialogue … Continue reading
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Tagged About Women, art, Books, France, francoise gilot, lisa alther, non-fiction, Paris, Picasso, tennessee, women, writing, ww1, ww2
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The Way We Were
If you have never read A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, I strongly recommend you take the time to do so. Written many years afterward, this is a collection of short stories; recollections of Hemingway’s days in 1920’s Paris. Like … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald, memoir, Paris, writing
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With a Whimper
West of Sunset by Stewart O’Nan recounts the final years of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s personal and professional life in Hollywood. This novel reminded me of a movie entitled Beloved Infidel I dimly recollect from years ago starring Gregory Peck. I did … Continue reading
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Tagged ashville, Books, F Scott Fitzgerald, Hollywood, Jazz age, Sheila Graham, Stewart O'Nan, West of Sunset, writing
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Metamorphosis
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma is a Fabulous book! I love so much about this book that it’s difficult to know where to begin! This is the debut novel of a very youthful looking author with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Kristopher Jansma, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards, writers, writing
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