Comments on: #59 Gardens of Water http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:17:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Call Me 37 Today « The Literate Housewife Review http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Call Me 37 Today « The Literate Housewife Review Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:46:59 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-310 [...] but the books that have stood out in my 37th year are The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff, Gardens of Water by Alan Drew, The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner, The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George, [...] [...] but the books that have stood out in my 37th year are The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff, Gardens of Water by Alan Drew, The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner, The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George, [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Jennifer Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:07:42 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-302 Denise, you will not regret reading this novel. If you have some experience with that culture already, I'm sure that you'll really appreciate it. It is one of the top books I've read so far this year. Let me know what you think after you've read it. Denise, you will not regret reading this novel. If you have some experience with that culture already, I’m sure that you’ll really appreciate it. It is one of the top books I’ve read so far this year. Let me know what you think after you’ve read it.

]]> By: Denise Turner http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Denise Turner Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:11:35 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-309 Now I know what I'm getting on my next trip the book store! I've been to Istanbul and was fascinated with the people and the culture. I'm particularly interested in what life must be like for a Kurd in Turkish society... Thanks. Now I know what I’m getting on my next trip the book store! I’ve been to Istanbul and was fascinated with the people and the culture. I’m particularly interested in what life must be like for a Kurd in Turkish society… Thanks.

]]> By: Erin http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Erin Wed, 14 May 2008 23:15:29 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-305 Please enter me in this giveaway. Thanks Please enter me in this giveaway. Thanks

]]> By: kegsoccer http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-308 kegsoccer Fri, 09 May 2008 05:25:26 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-308 This is another book I'd love to snag. I'm a sucker for the whole Romeo and Juliet plot... and the Muslim girl in love with the American boy fits that perfectly. Since you recommend it, I'd love to read it. This is another book I’d love to snag. I’m a sucker for the whole Romeo and Juliet plot… and the Muslim girl in love with the American boy fits that perfectly. Since you recommend it, I’d love to read it.

]]> By: Literate Housewife http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Literate Housewife Mon, 05 May 2008 00:45:31 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-307 Dev - you're in! Dev – you’re in!

]]> By: Devourer of Books http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Devourer of Books Sun, 04 May 2008 21:34:11 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-306 This sounds like the kind of book I would really like. I love it when fiction helps me learn more about cultures and peoples. This sounds like the kind of book I would really like. I love it when fiction helps me learn more about cultures and peoples.

]]> By: Literate Housewife http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Literate Housewife Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:59:49 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-303 Thank you, Melissa! Please let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it. Thank you, Melissa! Please let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it.

]]> By: Melissa http://literatehousewife.com/2008/02/59-gardens-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Melissa Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:43:07 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-304 Your words evoke the power and magic of reading literature, how it enables us to escape our dreary quotidian lives and magically enter the world of the people we're reading about, to see things through their eyes, to feel their feelings. When we re-emerge into our everyday world, we feel refreshed, and perhaps ever-so-slightly changed as a result of the vicarious experience we've just had. I'll bear "Gardens of Water" in mind the next time I'm hunting for a novel to read. Your words evoke the power and magic of reading literature, how it enables us to escape our dreary quotidian lives and magically enter the world of the people we’re reading about, to see things through their eyes, to feel their feelings.

When we re-emerge into our everyday world, we feel refreshed, and perhaps ever-so-slightly changed as a result of the vicarious experience we’ve just had.

I’ll bear “Gardens of Water” in mind the next time I’m hunting for a novel to read.

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