I love to read, always have. As a girl I plowed through all of Louisa May Alcott’s novels and anything by L.M. Montgomery. I devoured biographies of Clara Barton, Marie Curie, and George Washington Carver. I read everything on my shelf, on my older brother’s shelf, and on the acres of white wooden shelves that lined … Continue reading Trying Something New: Reading List 2018
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Book List 2018: April Update
The April update on my Book List 2018. Brief comments on each book read so far.
What’s So Great About Wuthering Heights?
I first read Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights when I was eighteen, more than two decades ago. And, until recently, I’ve never wanted to revisit it. However, when my two eldest children were assigned the novel for school, I began to wonder if a second reading might change my opinion.
Unpacking Old Friends
One of the pleasures of moving into a new home is tearing open boxes of books to rescue the favorites packed away for the duration of the move. When driving cross country in a suburban packed with seven humans, space is precious. In fact, the only physical book I carried along on this recent journey was … Continue reading Unpacking Old Friends
In the Quiet 