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 [...]
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