Tag Archives: England

The Woman In White

October 10, 2011 – 2:35 pm

Shop Indie Bookstores Chosen by my book club, I admit to being a bit intimidated by the book’s abundant classic prose. I had the good fortune of having the audio and print version at my disposal. Listening was a great way to sort out the characters and establish the plot line. Soon I was reading [...]

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Marking Royal Wedding Time Page By Page

March 17, 2011 – 2:35 pm

Just six more weeks until William and Kate tie the knot.  For those Anglophiles out there (and you know who you are) that can’t bear the wait,  here are some literary suggestions to help you while away the hours. READ: Shop Indie Bookstores The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Who can resist a quirky family [...]

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One Day

September 16, 2010 – 1:12 pm

Shop Indie Bookstores I heard a lot of buzz about this English best seller, so was a little leery of the premise (follow the relationship of two college grads on the same day each year for twenty years). After the first three chapters or should I say, 3 years, I was hooked. Writing is funny [...]

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The Little Stranger

September 16, 2010 – 12:59 pm

Shop Indie Bookstores This didn’t quite live up to”Fingersmith” or “Tipping The Velvet” but I thoroughly got caught up in the lives of Dr Faraday and his obsession with the Ayres family of Hundreds Hall. Set in postwar rural Warwickshire, England this is a Masterpiece Theater kind of story…ghosts and all. Book Author: Sarah Waters [...]

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