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February Reading Wrap-Up

March 2, 2022

february

February felt like the most wintery month we've had since we moved to Michigan. It was bitterly cold, the wind blew at scary speeds, and it snowed. Of course, it also hit the 50s, everything melted, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: history, memoir

The Chosen Maiden

January 27, 2017

chosen maiden

  If you’ve ever loved dance, specifically ballet, then you know the name Nijinsky. What you are less likely to know is that the world-famous Vaslav Nijinsky had a sister who was also a dancer. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: ballet, Doubleday, historical fiction, Russia

The Headmaster’s Wager

September 21, 2012

headmaster's wager

  In 1930 Percival Chen’s father left him and his mother in mainland China to go to Vietnam and seek his fortune. He never returned and so, after his mother’s death, Percival left their province to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, China, Doubleday, historical fiction, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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