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I got an amazing deal on ground pork this morning, so I went to the library to borrow my favourite cookbook and ended up grabbing a couple short story collections off their feature display plus a play by Tomson Highway. #MFMarch

On the search for more good memoirs! Give me all you‘ve got! @Chelsea.Poole @britt_brooke @Megabooks tagging a few of my memoir lovers 😀

But in 1957, feminism and lesbianism were not necessarily and not frequently understood as being at all connected. That Lorraine made them so was a sign of her holistic approach to exploring her place in the world, and the world itself.

Finally finished! It was a good one.

Too busy in the garden to read this, but I am enjoying it! 🌺🐝🌳🌼

Started working in my gardens today. So now it‘s time for a new book and a bath!

Brilliant and comprehensive biography of a legendary playwright. Lee gives a real sense of Tom Stoppard including his late discovery of his Jewish roots and understanding of his privilege growing up in England. There is great detail of the plays (some of which I skimmed as I‘m not familiar with them all), humorous anecdotes & a sense of a vital, hardworking, witty & generous man who wears his status lightly.

This is the first Fiona Davis book that I didn't love.

It takes place during the McCarthy era and focuses on two women in the arts.

It felt predictable to me.

As usual, Fiona Davis teaches me something I don't know while entertaining me with an immersive tale. I love her writing and her focus being on famous NYC buildings with history.

After reading my first Fiona Davis book earlier this year (“The Magnolia Palace”) I started to read her backlist and have not been disappointed. She has such a gift for weaving a major historical event into a riveting plot with characters who seem to leap off the page. “The Chelsea Girls” is no exception and is another hit 🙌 I‘ve already got my preorder in for her next book that‘s publishing in June 2023 😁