Dreamers of the Day: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell This novel tells the story of Agnes Shanklin, a dowdy, severely skeptical 40-year-old spinster who still needs the reassurance of her mother’s approval before making any decision. When Mumma and the rest of her family dies during the influenza epidemic, Agnes inherits a small fortune. [...]
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28 Dec By 7 Comments
That is the total number of pages I read in 2007. Since I read a total of 53 books this year (always add one more for good measure), that’s an average of 396 each. That is really unbelievable to me, and I was there for each and every page. I will forever be proud of [...]
#53 ~ Queens of England
28 Dec By 2 Comments
Queens of England by Norah Lofts I took the girls to the library last Saturday and was actually able to get them to stay in the children’s portion of the library for long enough for me to pick out some books. There is a member of the Historical Fiction board named Divia who happens to [...]
#52 ~ The Autobiography of Henry VIII
20 Dec By 7 Comments
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George As 2007 was the year that I fell in love with the Tudors, what better way to close it than by reading this book by Margaret George? It was a great choice. From the beginning where Will Somers and Catherine [...]
Early Christmas Pressies for Literate Housewife
20 Dec By 2 Comments
I have had the most wonderful things happen to me over the past two days – I’ve received two free books in the mail!!! Yesterday there was a package waiting for me from Simon and Schuster. I thought it might be the book that I snagged as part of LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers group. When I [...]
#51 ~ In Watermelon Sugar
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In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan I have had my readers, the director of my department, and finally my husband pick the next book I read. His choice for me was In Watermelon Sugar. Although this is the third unnamed narrator in last four books that I’ve read, this book is otherwise nothing like anything [...]
#50 ~ Fight Club
26 Nov By 1 Comment
Fight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk Throughout the year I’ve been talking with people at work about the books I’ve been reading. Two of my co-workers mentioned Fight Club. I’ve never had a desire to read this book or see the movie. They are six and 13 years younger than me respectively and I [...]
#49 ~ Love in the Time of Cholera
26 Nov By 3 Comments
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This novel tells the story of two young lovers who, in their time and circumstance, carried out a love affair almost completely through the use of letters and telegrams – at first because Florentino Ariza was of a perceived lower class than his love Fermina [...]
The Other Boleyn Girl: The Trailer
16 Nov By 1 Comment
I am excited to share that the trailer for The Other Boleyn Girl is now available online. I’ve just watched it and cannot wait for the movie! I recently won a half-vacation day at work for making my United Way donation. It’s a certainty now that I’ll be saving that for the afternoon of Leap [...]
I Should Have Been In Bed An Hour Ago…
14 Nov By Leave a Comment
but I got an email from iLike.com with this interview with Bono just before I meant to turn off my screen: Today, U2 used iLike to post a personal message from Bono, singing – and talking us through – “Wave of Sorrow.” It’s a track that U2 demoed during sessions for The Joshua Tree in [...]
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