F. Scott Fitzgerald
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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“The Wonderful World of James Herriot” by James Herriot
I’m a big fan of two British series, “All Creatures Great and Small,” the older one from 1978 and the new, beautiful 2020 remake (with the fourth season coming in January 2024.) Of course, when I saw an audiobook, “The Wonderful World of James Herriot,” a collection of original stories, I immediately wanted to listen
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“The Future Future” by Adam Thirlwell
In Adam Thirlwell’s “The Future Future” we meet Celine, a 19-year-old, wealthy, married girl living in pre-revolution Paris when she finds herself in a problematic situation; someone is distributing pornographic pamphlets with her image, describing her habits and life. The accusations are false, but the series becomes popular, and soon, Celine is on everybody’s lips
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“Finders Keepers” by Natalie Barelli
Rose, the 23-year-old protagonist of “Finders Keepers,” is one of those female characters that I instinctively like. She’s a mixture of vulnerability, a survivor of a challenging childhood, and a girl who blames herself to the point of believing she might be a psychopath. Judging from her recollection of the past, a reader must be
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“Touched” by Walter Mosley
“Touched,” the new novel by Walter Mosley, recognized mainly by his crime novels, is rooted in our fear for the future of humans and our planet. It finally happens: the different beings from “a vast range of planes and realities,” as the author suggests, have decided that our species has entered the stage when our
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“Murder on Mistletoe Lane” by Debbie Young
“Murder on Mistletoe Lane” by Debbie Young is the fifth installment in Stella and Lyndy’s historical mystery series. I enjoyed listening to the first four novels, and this was the first one I read on paper, happily discovering that it’s as charming as the audiobooks. Stella, a wealthy American heiress, and her aristocratic Viscount husband
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“Wandering through Life” by Donna Leon
Comissario Brunetti is one of my favorite mystery characters, and for years I enthusiastically followed him on the streets of Venice. So when I learned that Donna Leon wrote a memoir, I got excited to learn more about the woman who created not only Brunetti but also Paula, Signorina Elettra, Vianello, and Patta. I knew
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