Welcome to Litsy!

I‘m not the right person for this book that takes place in a small Italian town, but I can see others loving it. A teacher goes into the forest after a student commits suicide. I expected a quiet, introspective novel that drew on human connection, emotions, &relationships. While it‘s certainly quiet &a little introspective, there are so many characters (in under 300 pgs), that I feel we didn‘t get the depth, emotion or connection we could have.

#EuropaEditions is celebrating their 20th anniversary.
I‘m glad that we are going to continue #EuropaCollective
To celebrate their books!

The Days of Abandonment was the first book published

#EuropaCollective

It‘s coffee (Italian expresso blend from my staycation box thankyouverymuch and it‘s delicious!) in the cool bedroom this morning, with Wimbledon and Le Tour on tap. And, of course, books.

I‘m absolutely loving this series. Can‘t believe I just found out about it this summer, but here we are. I‘m on book three right now, and they keep getting better. Terrific characters, somewhat Byzantine plots (especially the first book) and laugh out loud lines. I‘m buying them used through Thrift books, and it feels like I‘ve constantly got an order in to them. Probably because I do. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It‘s a beauty weekend here in Michigan.

What a wonderful #staycation box, @kspenmoll ! I adore it all. It‘s lovely that you included Gifts from the Sea, which I did not own, and the medieval mystics is exactly what I was looking for. A very fun #staycationintime awaits.

#StaycationinTime

Thank you @forestandcrow Tyler for my fantastic box. I cannot wait to try to goodies. Love the tote and bookmark and my new favorite ice tea glass. Thrilled with your book choices and an NYRB edition to add to my collection is next level.

Thank you for hosting @Chrissyreadit and @DinoMom Love this swap 💙

This was just an ok book. I really like this author but felt it was not her best work.

One of the most beautifully written stories I have read and now in my top 3 books. It‘s about the loneliness, and love between two men on the 80‘s in Europe during the aids crisis. It stands tall with Baldwin and is haunting knowing the author‘s life was also cut short. A tragedy for literature.

3.5⭐️/5⭐️

A great historical fiction novel about the author‘s female relatives spanning before and after the 2 World Wars.

? much better ancestors than in Gabriële!!