I came to this book after reading two of Tracey Thorn’s books – Bedsit Disco Queen and Naked At the Albert Hall. She and Ben met in college, and not only went on to create one of the hit bands of the ’90s, Everything But the Girl, but build a life and family together.
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE – TAYARI JONES
I’m not sure what made me choose this book when I did. I had just started using Audible, and I hadn’t yet built a library of books to choose from. This one wasn’t too expensive, and I remembered hearing good things, so I downloaded it. I was out walking to an appointment one day,
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WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | MY 2019 LONGLIST PREDICTIONS
It’s nearly time for one of my favourite book awards of the year to announce its 2019 longlist! That’s right, the Women’s Prize for Fiction announcement is coming up on March 4, less than a week from now! I haven’t had the best reading year, so I haven’t read very many books that are
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WARLIGHT – MICHAEL ONDAATJE
This was, I hate to admit, my first Ondaatje book. I’ve tried a few times in the past to read him, but I’ve never made it very far. I think this was due, in part, to having watched the film adaptation of The English Patient when I was about fifteen and a bit too
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY – MARY ANN SHAFFER & ANNIE BARROWS
I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for… I don’t even know how long, but definitely years. And it’s not like I didn’t know it would be good. I’d been told. Several times, and by a few different people whose opinions of books I trust. So I have no idea why I waited so
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | PIGS IN HEAVEN – BARBARA KINGSOLVER
***WARNING: Contains spoilers for The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver*** In the sequel to Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees, we catch up with a slightly more mature and settled Taylor, who is living with her musician boyfriend Jax and her adopted daughter Turtle, now six. But of course, things can’t stay calm and secure for long. As
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE BEAN TREES – BARBARA KINGSOLVER
This isn’t the first time I’ve read this book, but it might as well have been. It was my first Kingsolver, read at the fervent recommendation of my mother. Over the years, the memory of the book’s specifics faded, but the general feeling that I had loved both the story and characters, and that
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECENTLY ADDED TO MY TBR LIST
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I Recently Added To My TBR. Which you all know is absurd. I mean, let’s face it – the best and worst side-effect of being part of the online book community is more books going on your TBR every week
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS FROM MY CHILDHOOD AND TEEN YEARS I’D LIKE TO RE-VISIT
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books From My Childhood or Teen Years That I’d Like To Revisit. Seriously. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Only TEN??? Man, the girls over at Broke and Bookish like to torture us, don’t they? Fine, fine, I’ll do my absolute very best
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | GENDER LITERATE
Happy International Women’s Day! Not that it needs much explanation, but today is a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments, honour the women who have made a difference in our world, and consider the work that still needs to be done for women around the world. That women (along with pretty much every marginalized group) have
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | ALL TIME FAVE BOOKS READ FROM 2013-15
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: All Time Favourite Books Read In the Past Three Years. This works out perfectly because halfway through 2013 is when I began blogging regularly here, and when my reading life really picked up post-university. It’s been a wonderful, wild ride, and I’ve met
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D LOVE TO READ IF I HAD A BOOK CLUB
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I’d Love To Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club. The latter in my case, as I have yet to find bookish folks whose geographic location and schedules permit regular book meetings! I’m selecting some I’ve
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT NOVELS FOR 2015 (& SOME NON-DEBUT COS I DO WHAT I WANT)
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Most Anticipated Debut Novels for 2015. I honestly haven’t really started looking towards 2015 for new books from my favourite authors, let alone debuts! But now’s as good a time to start as any. Let’s see how many I can find!
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BACKLIST BOOKS TOPPING MY TBR FOR 2015
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2015. I don’t really do resolutions. I feel like the big ones that are kind of dicey are setting me up to fail, and creating smaller ones for the sake of reachable goals is kind of silly. So instead,
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STACKING THE SHELVES | #49
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t
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BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | WINTER READING
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh in
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY WINTER TBR
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR. This could get seriously out of hand. I wish I could read all ten books at a time, or absorb them by osmosis if I tucked them under my pillow at night! The Cuckoo’s
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR LIST
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR List. I assume this means NEW books coming out in fall, so I’ll stick to those but include a few that just came out! The Children Act – Ian McEwan The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters
