BOOKPLACES Review of Embracing the Power to Live by Marsha Ingrao| BOOKPLACES
Sky Above Kharkiv by Serhiy Zhadan - Dispatches from the Ukrainian Front - is a fantastic book, well worth reading. 5 stars| Coffee and Books
Today I’m back with Part III of Emma@WordsandPeace and my discussion of Notes from an Island (1996) by Tove Jansson, her memoir/journal of the nearly 3 decades that she and her partner Tuulikki Pietila lived on the small island of Klovharun. Here we share our thoughts on chapters 5 and 6. (Find part I of…| Literary Potpourri
Jeremy & Amy by Jeremy Keelings – The Extraordinary Story of One Man and His Orang-utan was an impulse purchase on my visit to Monkey World, while we were on holiday in Dorset. He was one of the co-founders of the sanctuary and Amy, the… The post Jeremy & Amy by Jeremy Keelings appeared first on Coffee and Books.| Coffee and Books
BOOKPLACES I Am Your Guardian Angel Stephen| BOOKPLACES
I was always going to read this book; a memoir, in part, about Marjorie’s move from Cape Breton to Truro, Nova Scotia. I wanted to read an account of a newcomer moving to the town I’ve …| Consumed by Ink
About the Book: In 2003, seventeen-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavík Airport in the middle of the Icelandic winter. That night she sleeps off her jet lag and bewi…| Theresa Smith Writes
In 1974, the regime of the Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, was overthrown in a revolution. Left-wing student movements played a significant part in the revolution, primarily through the vehicle of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (the EPRP). However, soon after … Continue reading →| anenduringromantic
Freedom by Angela Merkel - Memoirs 1954 – 2021 - a dissapointing read. Only 1 star, just because of its historical importance.| Coffee and Books
July went by so quickly for the most part, but these last weeks have seemed to last forever. But!! I did end up reading most of my TBR, and have so many thoughts on everything!!… More| Sunlit Tomes
Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina - A War and Justice Diary - a must read. awarded 5 stars.| Coffee and Books
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Many Canadians around my age first knew Sarah Polley as the “Story Girl” in CBC’s Road to Avonlea. More recently, she’s known for her work directing Alias Grace and Women Talking, movies based on books by Margaret Atwood and Miriam Toews. Sarah Polley’s memoir touches on major events … Continue reading What I’ve Been Listening To: child actors, brushes with death, food additives, reconciliation, family histories, and climate change| Consumed by Ink
In both the WW1 and WW2 memoirs, we must be grateful the author was a professional writer. Churchill set out the story from his and Britain's standpoint. “In his speeches during the war and his memoirs afterwards, he often ignored unpleasant facts, or put his own spin on them. Yet few writers were so magnanimous, refusing for example to criticize his predecessors for the sake of unity and the national effort.” The post Questions and Answers on Churchill’s WW2 Memoirs appeared first on T...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
2020 (originally 2014) 256 p. I recently watched the Netflix series based on this book, and instantly wanted to read the memoir on which it was based. My curiosity was piqued by a comment in the &#…| The Resident Judge of Port Phillip
There is a scene in the 2003 movie Casa de los Babys—about a gro...| Mutha Magazine
After reading ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, I thought I’ll read another Mark Twain. I decided to read ‘Life on the Mississippi’. The book is roughly divided in…| Vishy's Blog