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Books about India

September 15, 2019

“India is the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” – Mark Twain … More Books about India

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Reading Challenge March Update

July 2, 2019

Full disclosure, I have failed on my vow to write a blog post a month. I am hideously behind schedule on this that it looks to be irreversible but fortunately the same cannot be said for my reading. A small silver lining. This post was actually due to be published in March so we’re going … More Reading Challenge March Update

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2019 Reading Challenge Update

March 13, 2019

“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J.K. Rowling … More 2019 Reading Challenge Update

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David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

March 6, 2019

“It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.” … More David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

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A break from tradition: 2019 Reading Challenge

January 9, 2019

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss … More A break from tradition: 2019 Reading Challenge

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Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

November 30, 2018

“To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.” … More Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

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Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons

July 29, 2018

“I have a tidy mind and untidy lives irritate me.” … More Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons

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Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut

July 8, 2018

“And so it goes… All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist. … More Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut

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Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

July 1, 2018

“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.” … More Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

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Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

June 26, 2018

“Don’t try to make me grow up before my time…” … More Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

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