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Books of 2020

These are my fun friends of the past year: The Time in Between by Dueñas, María Cartea cu Apolodor by Gellu Naum Inferior by Angela Saini Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Books of 2019

These are my fun friends of the past year: Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan El misterio de Pont-Aven (Comisario Dupin, #1) by Jean-Luc Bannalec La casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier … Continue reading

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Books of 2018

These are my fun friends of the past year: The Adventures of Baron Münchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe The Right to an Answer by Anthony Burgess The Secret Wife by Paul Gill The White Road: Journey into an Obsession by … Continue reading

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Books of 2017

These are my fun friends of 2017: Something out There by Nadine Gordimer Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox Bossypants by Tina Fey That Summer Affair by Sarah Challis Cheri and The Last of Cheri by … Continue reading

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Books of 2016

These are my fun friends of the past year: The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti No se lo digas a nadie by Jamie Bayly Supleantul by Petru Popescu The … Continue reading

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My book companions in 2015

These are my fun friends of the past year: Police by Jo Nesbo Unusual Creatures by Michael Hearst 19 Trandafiri by Mircea Eliade Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado Persuasion by Jane Austen Detroit by Charlie LeDuff … Continue reading

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My book companions in 2014

These are my fun friends of the past year: El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García Márquez The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates Ida by Gertrude Stein Despre bucurie in Est si in Vest si … Continue reading

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My book companions in 2013

I used to write small posts for each book in a Book Diary section of the blog but for the moment I have retired it. Each one of these books was a rewarding read and all these companions were sources … Continue reading

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Eternal comfort of the spotless kitchen

Lizard and Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto The Lizard is a collection of short stories, which I picked up similarly to ‘The Firm’ at Lady Elliot during a storm. I don’t read enough short stories and I also don’t read poetry, … Continue reading

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When Oswald cries …

The Firm by John Grisham We were on Lady Elliot Island, when Oswald, a cyclone has decided to accompany us for about half of our trip. I lived in Manchester, and I have never seen so much rain. As a … Continue reading

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