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December Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:26:58 +0000

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know I can get pretty cranky about my reading and that this year was a rough one for me. Both of which make this monthly recap a bit shocking: December was far and away one of the best month’s I’ve ever had for […]

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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:22:45 +0000

February has come and gone and it’s the first month in a long time that didn’t feel like it disappeared, which is nice for a change. It was also a month when the Seattle weather matched my reading—unpredictable, with sunny highs and cold lows, snow, high winds, thunder, sleet, hail…you name it. In both cases […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:27:11 +0000

Well, all righty, the first month of 2017 is wrapping up. I’ve already noted that my reading is still in an odd place, but I’m working very hard to get my head and heart back into the game—what’s happening now is going to keep on happening. One very positive thing I did in January […]

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The Mountain of Light

Catherine — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:52 +0000

There are many symbols of wealth and luxury but one of the oldest and most prized is the diamond and nowhere was it so plentiful and extravagantly displayed as in India during the reign of the maharajahs. The Mountain of Light: A Novel is Indu Sundaresan’s sparkling new novel about Kohinoor, the 186 carat diamond fought […]

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