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#tbt

I feel like these don‘t get enough love and attention these days. It‘s been almost twenty years since I read these wonderful novels following the life of pianist Katherine Forrester. They were a Christmas gift from my mother-in-law. I took piano lessons from age 5 to 17 and then studied voice in college so a perfect choice for me. The Small Rain was originally published in 1945, the follow-up, A Severed Wasp, in 1982. Highly recommend.

It took me quite a while to finish this short book, but it was a lovely albeit sometimes depressing read. I really need to read more Madeleine L'Engle! She explores views of God, purpose and love in this book in her characteristic special way of writing.

After another exhausting day, little one and I are finally home, dad and eldest coming on Sunday if all goes well. Grass is wonderful stuff after dry, brown Windhoek... The Small Rain was another Kindle deal buy and I'm liking it so far! Have you read it, @BarbaraJean?

I do a photo challenge every day on Facebook. Today‘s topic was: An obsession. I feel like Litsy is the place where I can find support for my little problem.

This does not include the three boxes of books that were delivered today. Or the several boxes in storage. Or the books on the bookshelf. Or the books in the armoire. 😱

Some #rain must fall (and so must books of rain, when posing them). #ouch #neededanactualumbrella

#jubilantjuly

The writing on this feels different. I don't know why, maybe because it is old and it's a first novel. But I'm actually struggling a bit.

I knew L'Engle was prolific, but I didn't know HOW prolific and also that she was a Christian. I've decided my goal for the rest of this year is to make my way through all her works. I only own "Wrinkle" so this will be fun!

It's a strange thing, how you can love somebody, how you can be all eaten up inside with needing them--and they simply don't need you. That's all there is to it, and neither of you can do anything about it. And they'll be the same way with someone else, and someone else will be the same way about you and it goes on and on--this desperate need--and only once in a rare million do the same two people need each other.