NUMBER 13! 📚Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 13th, SECRETS OF EDEN (2010), a novel about what looks like a domestic abuse murder-suicide. This was my third movie and starred a terrific John Stamos.
pickI knew the subject matter before going in. I was not emotionally prepared. It was good. Just took me a while to process. I want her to go back to that town.
The Nuns who ran Our Lady's School shared the same first name. Mary.
Well two sentences ... but context!
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It‘s not my habit to buy new books because I get so many from the library and Lord only knows when I‘ll actually read these, but I‘m so happy to have them. Europa Editions rarely steers me wrong and I‘ve really liked Chidgey‘s work before so I‘m looking forward to it. And of course The God of the Woods has been getting lots of love lately. 💕💕💕
I found this feather during my walk yesterday. #darkblue #coverlove
Hey, look what eBook is on sale for only $1.99? That's less than I pay for my morning maple cream cheese danish after walking my beloved dog, Jesse!
pickWomen & Children is an inter-generational story of inherited trauma and violence, set in working-class suburbia circa 1965. It's a quiet novel about big problems: rage, justice, powerlessness, and complicity. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/women-children-tony-birch/
pickA Dutch prize winning book. The title means “Be Invisible” and it is a grand epic novel about a family's desperate struggle against a tyrannical father as well as the beautiful coming of age of a sensitive boy growing up in an unsafe world, based on Murat Isik's own childhood. Last but not least the book is set in my city, which adds always a bit!
