Who would pick her up? Such a dull background, such a drabbled and muddy cover that I was unable to find a single online image to share. Treating it simply as an object, I stared at the book for a while in the library before deciding to check out The Debut. This 1981 Linden Press [...]
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The Debut by Anita Brookner
Posted in Books, tagged Anita Brookner, Balzac, family, independence, women on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
Posted in Books, tagged 2009 Booker Prize shortlist, England, Hilary Mantel, historical fiction, Thomas Cromwell on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Imagine with me for a moment a greatly leveling experience, aside from that which is our shared first and last. Find an airport for the departure of your reverie, any old major metropolitan will do. Hop a mind’s flight to London, from there jump the train up to Cambridge. Then mosey your way, in a [...]
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