Synopsis: Sent to a convent on the Welsh Coast during the Blitz, a teenage girl finds herself on the run and afraid for her life–from the scarred, terrifying Mother Superior. Review: I am hoping that Alex McAulay is planning a follow-up to Shelter Me, because while he wrapped up the plot quite well, I certainly [...]
Shelter Me by Alex McAulay
January 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: American Literature
Top 20 Meme
April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Picked this up from Becky: The rules: Top twenty favourite books in no particular order. Don’t think about it for too long. Take twenty minutes only to compile your list. Bold the ones you’ve read, or reread, since you’ve started blogging. Include novels, non fiction and plays. 1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 2. Jane [...]
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100 Most Influential Books by Women
December 17th, 2007 · 11 Comments
Via BookGal–I’ve bolded the ones I’ve read. 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind 2. Anne Rice, Interview With the Vampire 3. Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse 4. Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway 5. Virginia Woolf, The Waves 6. Virginia Woolf, Orlando 7. Djuna Barnes, Nightwood 8. Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth 9. Edith Wharton, [...]
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Answers–13 Opening Lines–How Many Can You Guess?
October 29th, 2007 · 21 Comments
I mentioned that I had to go on maternity leave for my reading jobs, so my On Reading posts will no longer mean that I read a book for work. I could be a stickler for consistency and just stop doing them, but they’re just too much fun–especially when I catch the fever for a [...]
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Three Character Meme
April 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Found this meme courtesy of Amy, the Sleepy Reader. Name up to three characters . . . 1. You wish were real so you could meet them: Share on Facebook
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10 Books I Can’t Live Without
March 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments
I found this meme over at Bookfoolery and Babble, and heaven knows I love lists. These are the 10 books that form the backbone of my library, the 10 books with which I would never part, the 10 books that I will always reread at every stage of my life. That’s not to say that [...]
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