Sisters in the Wilderness

Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives Of Susanna Moodie And Catherine Parr Traill | Charlotte Gray

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This is my second Canadian non-fiction book by Charlotte Gray, and I found it solid. It‘s twenty years old and I‘m guessing her handling of the sisters‘ relationships with their indigenous neighbours would be different today. Anyway, I knew almost nothing about these two sisters prior to reading this, and I love learning about this period. This biography added more of the female perspective to my knowledge.

twohectobooks Now I just need to read some of their work š‰ also I‘m finally caught up with Litsy reviews, yay! 6y

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Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives Of Susanna Moodie And Catherine Parr Traill | Charlotte Gray

#TBRBingo update for the end of August: I actually managed to read two TBR books this month! I‘m now going to get more strategic with my book choices because I have about six books to read by the end of the year that aren‘t on this list and are super long, so I need to pick carefully if I want to get a bingo.

That is, I‘m guessing I won‘t read a single one of these books next month!

MaGoose I've always wanted to read The Golden Bowl. What did you think about it? 6y

twohectobooks @MaGoose I wasn‘t a fan! In fact I seem to have discovered that I love EARLY Henry James, and the ambiguity in his later works is very frustrating to me. However I have The Ambassadors coming up so I‘m about to test that hypothesis pretty soon. 6y

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Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives Of Susanna Moodie And Catherine Parr Traill | Charlotte Gray

Figured this might be the last nice evening for reading on the deck for a long while, so I gave myself half an hour before getting down to business on various chores inside the house. Immediately after taking this photo a flock of Canada geese flew overhead, getting ready to migrate south for the winter. Summer, we hardly knew ye! #canada

Melissa_J We‘ve stared to see the geese around here, too. Although I can‘t say I‘m sad to say goodbye to summer since I‘m looking forward to much cooler temperatures. 6y

twohectobooks @Melissa_J I‘m always ready for cooler weather and fall colours by the end of summer, but it‘s bittersweet knowing how cold I‘ll be in a few short months! 6y

Tamra Noooooo Fall is just too short. 6y

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