“To be known. To be heard. To have one’s unique identity recognized and seen as worthy. It was a universal human desire, I thought, as true for nations and peoples as it was for individuals.”…
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Review: The Road Trip (Beth O’Leary)*
“The fields are sun-kissed and yellow-bright on either side of the road. It’s the sort of day that tastes of crushed ice and suntan lotion, ripe strawberries, the sweet head rush of too many gin…
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Author Interview: Lauren Ho
“Most Chinese parents, no matter where they are in the world, want their kids to bring home a mate of: * Chinese ethnicity (trade-offs are tolerated in some families, but rare–however, likelihood of acceptance increases…
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Review: The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
“The sun is up, the skies are blue, and murder is in the air” ― The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
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2020 Reading Challenge – What I Read in September & October
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery)
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Making A House Our Home: The Garden
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
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2020 Reading Challenge – What I Read in August
“This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” ― A Line Made by Walking (Sara Baume)