“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.” ― A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
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Review: The Road Trip (Beth O’Leary)*
Read more“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 and tonics.” – The Road Trip (Beth O’Leary)
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2020 Reading Challenge – What I Read in November
Read moreNovember comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. – Clyde Watson
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Author Interview: Lauren Ho
Read more“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 inversely the longer the errant offspring in question remains single). * High earning capacity and/or wealth: MD or similar (Lawyer, Investment Banker, Consultant”). Otherwise, being rich and successful entrepreneur is also acceptable; legit royalty is, of course welcome.” ― Last Tang Standing (Lauren Ho)
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Review: The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
Read more“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
Read more“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery)
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2020 Reading Challenge – What I Read in August
Read more“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)
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2020 Reading Challenge: What I Read in July
Read more“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ― Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
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