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From "the Mrs.": Village School by Miss Read. I enjoy much of her writing. I am not British (though my husband's family is very British), but love the small village feel of the story. As a home school teacher for 20 years, I see many of my teaching methods repeated successfully through Miss Read, and am delighted with its results not only in my own 3 students, but in the way she wrote of it in her pupils. Village School (The Fairacre Series #1): Miss Read, J.S. Goodall: 0046442127028: Amazon.com: Books
This sounds like a great book. Amazon has it for Kindle, thanks for the link. I am putting it on my TR list.
Just started Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin for March book club. Great so far!
I have that one on mr TR list…what else is new, lol.
Dawn-We hope to have you back soon Good luck with your move.
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Just about finished The Saints Go Dying by Erik Hanberg. Another free book and very good except for the typos.
Thank you. I just ordered it as it was a freebie
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recently discovered J.A Jance.
Currently reading Web of Evil.
Her books are impossible to put down (for me).
one more chapter….ok, just one more chapter…. and one more and one more……..
I love when that happens, finding a new author. I have not read any of her books but I was going to start with Edge Of Evil
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The one I'm currently writing
Good luck.
I am finally reading Mambo in Chinatown and I am really enjoying it. Next up The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows with one of my reading pen pals.
"January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever."
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Planet Simpson by Chris Turner.
Good read on the history & symbolism of the tv series The Simpsons. Turner is a magazine contributor and Simpsons fan, who breaks down some of his favorite episodes, satire, and cultural references from the show. He also goes into some tangential writing about the Simpsons-era pop culture at large. I thought it was well written, and brought back some Simpson related memories.. (the popularity & ubiquity of early Simpsons' t-shirts, the controversy following Barbara Bush's criticism of the show, etc). The book is about a decade old (2004), so an analysis of recent episodes is missing, but his Simpsons' insights seem pretty timeless/still applicable.
Good luck to you Dawn- seems like a lot of moving on here lately (and I knew nothing about it) so good luck in the move.
And yes I am jumping in here in addition to the Village Diaries by Miss Read- I was going to suggest the Guernsey Literary Society one- that is one of my all time favorites ever. The sweetest, most enjoyable delightful every positive gentle adjective!!!!
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Good luck to you Dawn- seems like a lot of moving on here lately (and I knew nothing about it) so good luck in the move.
Thank you! I feel like I've been talking about it forever and I guess that others feel that way too because in the last week or so, I've been getting a lot of "Haven't you moved yet??? You've been talking about it for ages already!"
Wednesday, March 4 is the official day. Then everyone can listen to me moan about the unpacking. Then it'll be summer and I can complain about the humidity. Ha!
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Then it'll be summer and I can complain about the humidity. Ha!