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Tattle-Tales · 5M ago

The Lacuna – Barbara Kingsolver.

Sometimes you read a book and think to yourself ” this must have been hard to write.”  This is definitely the case with The Lacuna.  Not content to write novels with strong political undercurrents, rich with descriptive prose of countries and peoples from across the globe, Kingsolver took ten years
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Tattle-Tales · 7M ago

A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness.

It seems since the arrival of the Twilight books, all things supernatural have become the genre du jour.  Up until recently, I’ve avoided this trend, mostly because of a lot of the cover art for these witchy/vampire/elfin tomes, leaves me cold, but also because The Witching Hour (published in 1990)
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Tattle-Tales · 1Y ago

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

      Ok, so its been a long time between posts.  Let’s just agree to pretend that this is not the case, and I shall carry on as if nothing has happened and you can forgive me the same.  Yeah?  Good! I am inspired to write today, not by a favourite book, but by [...]
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Tattle-Tales · 1Y ago

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

It does seem at times that  the premise of this book is a little clichéd.  All a woman wants is an unlimited supply of food, a bit of good loving and spiritual relationship with God.  I know that sounds cynical, and I must admit I was very cynical about reading this book for many years.  [...]
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Tattle-Tales · 1Y ago

The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

So believe or not, I’m a judge a book by its cover kinda gal.  I’m a sucker for a good dust cover, and the cover of this book called to me.  Also it was reduced from $30.00 to $10.00.  Even better.  I know it has been along time between posts, and that some of you have [...]
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Tattle-Tales · 2Y ago

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

So the little sticker on the front of this book says “The Australian Woman’s Weekly Great Read.”  This should have been my first clue.  The second, should have been the fact that I kept putting this book down and wandering off.  Compelled only to return, as a means of finishing this story, so I coul
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Tattle-Tales · 2Y ago

I love, love, love, love, love it!

As I trudge through the jumbled words of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand (I’m reserving judgement until I’ve read the first 200 pages at least) I thought it might be nice to revisit one of my most treasured reads. Barbara Kingsolver(whom I recently saw in an interview on YouTube, and was most charming,
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Tattle-Tales · 2Y ago

“Second Chance” by Jane Green

This book really was about second chances.  This author’s second chance to win me over.  Thankfully this tale is written a sight better than her previous “The Beach House” which for interests sake hit the top of the New York Times best sellers list.  There is no accounting for an entire country’s ta
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Tattle-Tales · 2Y ago

Reads in Waiting.

A book list as a grown up, is nothing like your highschool reading list. Wondering through the aisles of books…sniffing the pages, rubbing the covers(what do you mean “you don’t do that?”) I revel in the freedom to choose my own reads.  I contemplate and fuss, wondering which stories to dedicate som
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Tattle-Tales · 2Y ago

The Gathering by Anne Enright.

Some books leave you in a puddle.  A melted puddle like defrosted ice cream.  This was me, in the middle of Target, reading the first two pages of this book.  In fact, I almost wept, as I tucked this morsel under my arm. Touted as Irish literature, I must start by saying, you don’t need [...]
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