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The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

Catherine — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:56:28 +0000

A novel that includes the Egyptian wing of the Metropolitan Museum, Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and ancient Egypt is not one I’m likely to miss out on. Fiona Davis’s The Stolen Queen follows two women and two timelines right up until they intersect on the night of the Met Gala in 1978 when a priceless […]

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August Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:09:58 +0000

Goodbye, August—the last month of summer and my first summer in Michigan has wrapped up. Much like this winter, the majority of the summer was reasonable. A few days when the heat and humidity filled my veins with lead, but not as bad as it good be. In an effort to stay in a positive […]

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August Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:43:06 +0000

Good bye August and goodbye summer! I complain a fair bit, but here is one thing that I absolutely loved about this summer in Seattle. We only had maybe three days all told when it got above 90°. The majority of the summer was in the mid-70s with dry, sunny days and chilly nights. My […]

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 07:56:03 +0000

First of all, how is it that summer is already over?! I know this wasn’t the case in most of the country, but here in Seattle we never had sustained summer heat, just a few days here and there. It still feels as if summer lies ahead, even though September is chock full of big releases. Having […]

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