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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
I have quite a number of books by Isabel Allende on my shelves. Most of them unread. I do not know why, but I always feel a little hesitant to pick them up. Am I intimidated? Or am I scared I might not...
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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion Penguin, 2013 This is unlikely to be the first time you read or hear about The Rosie Project, it being another one of those books that everyone seems to have read...
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Recent Reads: Books that I loved
I am now on maternity leave, finally. I would have expected my reading time to expand, but that has been strangely disappointing. At the same time that I went on leave, major pregnancy insomnia hit....
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101 and Counting..
I have passed the 100 books mark in the combined 1001 Books Your Must Read Before You Die List. There are times when I do not care about the list at all, there are others where I find it quite a nice...
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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sometimes you are in the mood to read books that have lingered on your shelves forever and yet always skip over because you want to like them too much. Or is that just me? Anyway, that mood struck this...
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Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky
Suite Francaise - Irène Némirovsky Translated from the French by Sandra Smith Chatto & Windus 2006 (French: 2004) Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * I started reading Suite Francaise right about the...
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The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets – Eva Rice Review, 2005 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Last weekend I was on a quest to find the best comfort book, due to being confined to the couch unable to do much...
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Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Heaven and Hell – Jón Kalman Stefánsson Translated from the Icelandic Himnaríki og helvíti by Philip Roughton Maclehose Press, 2011 Review copy from the publisher Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * As I...
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit – Jeanette Winterson Pandora Press, 1985 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Jeanette is brought up by her mother as one of God’s elect. Jeanette loves her mother and her...
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This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila
This is Paradise: Stories – Kristiana Kahakauwila Hogarth, July 2013 Review copy from the publisher Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * The six stories in This is Paradise all take place in Hawai’i and give...
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Just Read It: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fourth Estate, 2009 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Because amazingly wonderful books deserve to at least be mentioned on this blog. And Half of a Yellow...
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The Illusion of Separateness by Simon van Booy
The Illusion of Separateness – Simon van Booy Harpercollins, July 2013 ARC from the publisher Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * There is something about the titles of Simon van Booy’s books that is...
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks – E. Lockhart Disney Hyperion, 2008 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * What can you say about a book that is universally beloved by bloggers and that has, I...
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Wise Children by Angela Carter
Wise Children – Angela Carter Vintage, 1992 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * I finally read an Angela Carter! Long as that took me, it actually wasn’t all that hard. I plunged in and did not let go and...
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery Translated from the French L’Élégance du hérisson by Alison Anderson Gallic Books, 2009 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * I finally read The Elegance of the...
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Ten White Geese / The Detour by Gerbrand Bakker (& GIVEAWAY)
Ten White Geese – Gerbrand Bakker Published in the UK as The Detour Translated from the Dutch De Omweg by David Colmer Penguin Books, 2013 Review copy from Netgalley Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * A...
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Read Along: The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
I had forgotten that I won’t be near a computer this weekend, but I am looking forward to reading your posts and discussing our thoughts and ideas when I am able to check in again on Monday. Feel free...
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Rituals by Cees Nooteboom
Rituals – Cees Nooteboom Translated from the Dutch Rituelen by Adrienne Dixon Maclehose Press, July 2013** I read the Dutch version (Bezige Bij 2009, first published 1980) Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository...
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The Dinner by Herman Koch (& GIVEAWAY)
The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated from the Dutch Het Diner by Sam Garrett Atlantic Books, 2012 Review copy from the publisher Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * It is nearly impossible to summarise The...
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The First Rule of Swimming by Courtney Angela Brkic
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel – Courtney Angela Brkic Little Brown and Company, May 2013 Review copy from Netgalley Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * The First Rule of Swimming is the story of two...
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