Monthly Archives: October 2014

My Name is Resolute

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Theresa

My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner My rating: 5 of 5 stars “My Name is Resolute” kept me up into the small hours of the morning reading, more than once! This was an enthralling read for me and … Continue reading →

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I Feel Like Reading!

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Theresa

“Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants. I’ll have a desk like this in my parlor and white walls and a clean green blotter every … Continue reading →

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Theresa

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having seen this book making the rounds in the book review world, I snatched it up while at the library last week and read it … Continue reading →

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Tyringham Park

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Theresa

Victoria, just under two years old, is missing. No one can find her anywhere. Her pram is left sitting under a tree in the courtyard, after her mother had taken Victoria from the nurse for a walk. Was Victoria abducted? … Continue reading →

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Welcome Friends

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Theresa

A warm welcome to my new followers (and the old!) Come on in, pull up a chair, get cosy, let’s talk books.  : ) “A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in … Continue reading →

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Reading

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Theresa

“In this way, I was able to place my own concerns aside and curl myself up in the cocoon of somebody else’s imagination. My life was suspended – I was in neither one place nor the other.”   ― Kate Kerrigan, … Continue reading →

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Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Theresa

Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book! I have Irish in my family, great-great-(not-sure-how-many-time-great)-grandparents, who came over in the mid-1800’s and settled here in America. So I already had a deep interest … Continue reading →

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