The Tenth Island | 
pickThe Tenth Island is a perfect memoir for summer. It‘s a lighthearted travel memoir about Marcum‘s time exploring the Azores — a strange island paradise where bulls run in the streets and volcanoes rise from the sea.
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Just started this one over the weekend. It‘s set in the Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal, and so far so good.
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My current library book stack:
📖 Zoli by Colum McCann
📖 The Tenth Island by Diana Marcum
📖 The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
📖 Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
I‘ve already listened to Say Nothing on audio, but sometimes I like to check out the print version of a book as well, to help me find my favorite parts again or see if there are any pictures included.
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1. Snarky detective stories are my literary mac n cheese.
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3. One of my favorites so far.
4. I can put my hands flat on the floor while standing without bending my knees. Mostly because I have short legs.
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New to me author 2.0 for #Booked2019 and written by a journalist for #ReadHarder as well as a #blameitonlitsy book.
The author is a bit quirky, and the story sometimes circles back on itself, but I thought it was charming and interesting. Now I want to visit the Azores!
“For all our talk about living in the moment, what makes the present beautiful and complete is also imagining what we will do next.”
pickDiana Marcums life changes when she discovers a group of immigrants from the Azorean Islands living in the Central Valley of California, fleeing a Portuguese dictator and a massive volcanic eruption, between 1950 and 1980.
Her energy and fascination can be felt throughout.She learns of a culture that makes her question her own.a land she never knew existed and a land she can not forget.
Captivating!
Full review goodreads.com/overtheedge
" The Tenth Island is what you carry inside you. Its what's left when everything falls away. Those of us who live between worlds just know the Tenth Island better. No matter where I have lived--I have never left my Island. "
There is an island in the Atlantic, called Azorean Island, many immigrated to Central California between 1958-1980. Amazing so far!!
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This book was definitely interesting although it made me realize how my educational experience was sub par in the geography department. I had never even heard of the Azores before, but they sound incredible; full of rich culture and wonderful people.
⏭full review at tomefries.com⏮
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