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On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real. Eighteen years later, on the eve […]
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Gently to Nagasakiby Joy KogawaSource: paperback/libraryPublished: Sept 2016Publisher: Caitlin Press Length: 214 pagesGenre: MemoirTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 16+) A nisei psychiatrist in Toronto told me he had not heard from any of Dad’s victims.“Not one?”“Not one.”“If you write about your father,” he said, “it will act as a lightning rod. And not all the anger will have anything to do with you or your father. You’d be inviting controversy. You’ll be targeted. My advice […]
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Welcome to my first post commemerating 10 years of book blogging! You’ll see a few of these posts throughout 2024. I’m taking this blogiversary as an opportunity to reflect on a variety of aspects of my blogging history and present. Updating the List The topic of this post was coincidental to my blogiversary. I thought, “I should really update my review archive”, and then I thought, “If I update my […]
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Overview Somewhere at the end of December, I remember considering the idea of doing mini review round ups throughout 2024… I did a post in January with all the books I read in 2023 but didn’t review. This is basically a way to get ahead of having to do one massive post like that for 2024. Thank-you to Annemieke @ A Dance with Books for writing Pocket Reviews and reminding […]
For this month’s life update, I have more work changes. While my acting term ended on Fri February 9, optional overtime began a week later on Mon February 19. I’m currently doing 5-10 hours/week of OT. Not sure how long it will last for but I’m striving to bring in the extra dollars while I have the opportunity. Of course, the trade off is that I’m not keen to hop […]