First of all, an apology for no new reviews so far this week. But it hasn’t been because I’ve been lounging on a beach in St. Bart’s or touring Tuscan vineyards. I’ve actually been working, for both my readers and myself. This past weekend was the midwinter conference of the American Libraries Association. It was held in Seattle (only 3 hours away) so the husband and I decided ... Read More...
Powell’s Event: Maryka Biaggio
On Wednesday I posted my review of Parlor Games, the debut novel from Maryka Biaggio. Biaggio currently lives in Portland and appeared at Powell’s Tuesday night so I had the pleasure of meeting her and getting to learn more about both the novel and the author. First things first, though. I have to maintain a certain level of detachment when I write a review but meeting an ... Read More...
Parlor Games
You might know her as May, Pauline, Baroness, or Florence but this is one woman who gets around, much to the reader’s delight, in Maryka Biaggio’s debut novel, Parlor Games. Born May Dugas in Menominee, Michigan, this is a young lady who determined early on that the world was what she wanted and what she would have, despite the fact that her family is poor and it’s the 1890s ... Read More...
Ashenden: A Novel
Ashenden is the story of a home in England. Actually, it is an estate as it encompasses thousands of acres. It is inherited in 2010 by Charlie and Ros Minton from their aunt. What follows is a story that, as it covers over 200 years, unfolds with the same stately grace as the house itself, for the house is as imbued with meaning and life as the people who lived in it. After ... Read More...
Nirvana or Nightmare?
This looks like nirvana to me, minus a comfortable chair, but what do you think? Exciting? Intimidating? In desperate need of organization? Or hoarder? ... Read More...
Scenes from Early Life
The first year of Saadi’s life was spent being held almost constantly by aunts, his mother, grandmother and his sisters. If he even looked about to cry he was fed tiny amounts of a local, sweet delicacy, making him one of the fattest and most content of babies by his first birthday. All of this caution was necessary because Saadi and his family live in Dacca, the capital of ... Read More...
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