Like Water For Chocolate Winner!
I’m back to blogging after a busy family-filled weekend. My brother got married on Saturday. The bride was beautiful, and it was a wonderful day (and weekend) overall. I wanted to write a post with the...
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A Stop in South Africa (Two Novels by Alan Paton) + Giveaway
In November, I reread Cry, the Beloved Country for my book club and then, because I loved that book so much, I read Too Late the Phalarope, also by Alan Paton. Although I am glad I had a second...
View ArticleHerland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman + Giveaway (Used Book)
Although Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a slim book (124 pages), the issues raised are relevant today. I wouldn’t say Gilman’s writing is stunning or beautiful. The plot is not engaging or...
View ArticleLiterary Giveaway Blog Hop
So I have been a bit out of the loop this week due to a busy schedule and well, just not being organized enough to blog. But. I happened to notice that there is a Literary Giveaway Blog Hop going on...
View ArticleClassic and Literary Giveaway, Drama Edition
A few weeks ago, I joined a “blog hop” giveaway and shipped two readers two different lightly used copies of books. I really liked sharing the books that I no longer need on my shelves with my readers,...
View ArticleLiterary Giveaway: Favorite Book Edition
It’s time for another literary giveaway from my shelves! This time it is a book I found at a recent library sale. (I didn’t post about the library sale because I’m so embarrassed from my recent Borders...
View ArticleOur Town by Thornton Wilder (Brief Thoughts + Giveaway)
Thornton Wilder’s sparse and simple play Our Town was first produced during the Great Depression (1938). In a set without any scenery beyond chairs and tables and in three short acts, Thornton Wilder...
View ArticleBBAW Giveaway: The Portrait of a Lady
It’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week and I really appreciate you! Thanks for reading and appreciating the classics with me! For this giveaway, I am sending a gently used book from my shelf (a double...
View ArticleWinner of BBAW Giveaway
The winner of my BBAW giveaway of a lightly used copy of The Portrait of a Lady is…… Mystica from Musings from Sri Lanka. Congratulations, Mystica! Please respond to the email I’ve sent you and I’ll...
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The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric (and Giveaway)
My grandfather was born in Hreljin in 1923, when it was Yugoslavia and in what is now Croatia. When I heard about Yugoslavian Ivo Andric’s 1945 novel The Bridge on the Drina, I had hoped for a glimpse...
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