Incredibly sad diary from her mother's last years.
My mother's neigbour is in tears... I offer her a chocolate but she shakes her head, raising her ugly, puffed face. It breaks my heart. So does the following scene: as I bend forward to check the safety catch of my mother's wheelchair, she leans over and kisses my hair. How can I survive that kiss, such love, my mother, my mother
This book has been on my #tbr for about two decades. Finally cracked the spine and, three chapters in, it‘s entertaining and depressing. I can‘t help but feel sorry for the traumatized, smart-mouthed pre-teen protagonist.
Looking at reviews, this seems to be a novel that people either love or hate. If you‘ve read it, did you love it or hate it?
#shescomeundone #wallylamb #contemporaryliterature #literaryfiction #oprahsbookclub
Thank you Donna for the card and little goodies for my birthday! Thanks for bringing me a birthday smile 😊.
I‘m about to head out for a day of hiking to waterfalls with some good friends. It‘s a beautiful day!
pick“Harmony exists only in music…And then rarely. A single family can no more sort out its legacy than society can…”
This is a family drama set over the Christmas holiday that wrestles with the question of what and how much one generation owes another.
Soft pick - this one won‘t be living on my shelves, despite the fabulous cover.
Up next - because I‘m a sucker for cover art! 😜
pickGranta 25. Not on Litsy, have suggested it but I don‘t know how long that takes to be reviewed.
An interesting set of stories, from the gripping account of the Gibraltar killings to a murder tale in South Africa which annoyingly continues in the next issue !
pickErnaux mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer. This is the last years of her mother‘s at a home. After visiting her mother, Ernaux would write down a few sentences in loose papers. Those papers have turned into this slim book of 100p. And it‘s so powerful and makes you think about old age.
5th book for #MarvellousMarch and #MarchMadness @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#1997 #182025 @Librarybelle
Well, friends, we are already almost through the first month of 2023!! Absolutely crazy to me! It's been great to see everyone tackling their Spins and other challenges. I'm not very good at life resolutions, but I'm fabulous at setting up new reading goals every January 😂
If you want to play along for February, it's time to start thinking about your lists!! Some of you have already been posting yours, so sorry if you get tagged if you've ⬇
"I don't know what bothered me about it, but the idea of falling to one's death in those depths gave me a bad vibe."
