Perfection Of The Morning

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

https://youtu.be/qxLEb2oiWm0?si=syifag5ww6h3rh9W

Kimzey I enjoyed the interview and now I want to read her book. Thank you for posting! 4mo

shawnmooney @Kimzey Music to my ears! I hope you enjoy her memoir or any other of her books that you might try. (She‘s written over 20.) 4mo

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Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

https://youtu.be/IP8Tb6Qi9qs?si=1jrBeb8ypkoQKZ9-

Intro

A special guest

Weekly Highlights

The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Lara Vergnaud (Translator)

Pearl by Siân Hughes

Tomorrow They Won't Dare to Murder Us by Joseph Andras

The Perfection of the Morning: A Woman's Awaking in Nature by Sharon Butala

Indians on Vacation: A Novel by Thomas King

After Julius by Elizabeth Jane Howard

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merelybookish

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

In 19 days, we are packing up all our worldly possessions and moving back to our home province in Canada. (We've lived in the US for 22 years.). Needless to say, we have a few items on the to-do list.
At the top was cashing in my credit at the used bookstore. 😆 So here's my final US #bookhaul. (And yes, I know I added more books to move, but at this point, what's 5 more? 🙂)

LeahBergen What province are you from? And yay! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

TheKidUpstairs Welcome back to Canada (soon)!! Back to NB? 3y

Lindy Safe travels 😁🇨🇦 3y

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Ruthiella Hope all goes well with the move! 3y

merelybookish @LeahBergen @TheKidUpstairs Yes, New Brunswick. Very happy to be moving back. Haven't seen my family in 2 years. 3y

merelybookish @Lindy Thank you! 3y

merelybookish @Ruthiella Thanks! It's a lot of work but hopefully worth it in the end! 3y

Billypar That's awesome - good luck with your move! 3y

vivastory That's wonderful! Best wishes with your move 3y

merelybookish @Billypar @vivastory Thanks! It still is pretty hard to believe! 3y

Reggie Good luck!!! I hate moving. 3y

TrishB Good luck 😉 3y

batsy That's a great haul! Best wishes for the move back ❤️ 3y

merelybookish @Reggie Me too! Especially with 3 kids and 2 cats. 😛 But hoping this is the last move for a loooonng time! 3y

merelybookish @TrishB Thank you! 3y

merelybookish @batsy Thank you! I've never read Brooker or Macaulay. And I'm having a bit of a summer fling with Colwin. 😀 3y

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BookHermit

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

It is geology stripped bare, leaving behind only a vast sky and land stretched out in long, sweeping lines that blend into the distant horizon with a line that is sometimes so clear and sharp it is surreal, and sometimes exists at the edge of metaphysics, oscillating in heat waves or, summer or winter, blending into mirages and the realm of dreams and visions which wavers just the other side of the horizon.

BookHermit "The Great Plains are a land for visionaries, they induce vision, they are themselves visions, the line between fact and dream is so blurred. What other landscape around the world produces the mystic psyche so powerfully? Sky and land, that is all, and grass, and what Nature leaves bare the human psyche fills." 7y

BookHermit *Photo is one I took on the edge of Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, a massive natural prairie reserve. This is the view looking west. To the east, it's farmland as far as the eye can see. 7y

lynneamch Amazing photo! 💖 7y

BookHermit @lynneamch Thanks! That park is one of my favourite places in Saskatchewan. It's like stepping back in time. 7y

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Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

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Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

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BookHermit

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

...is precisely how I felt after moving to a small town with a infant, knowing no one and suddenly living a very different life than I had ever known or anticipated.

AmandaL I moved to a rural area with my family after living in suburbia and cities my whole life. It is a definite culture shock. You may like the memoir

At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream: Misadventures in Search of the Simple Life

AmandaL It's very funny. 😄 7y

BookHermit @AmandaL Thanks! I will definitely check that out 🙂 7y

ValerieAndBooks Looks good but may hit a bit too close to home for me. Yikes. I've had to move several times due to hubby's career. Stacking it anyway! 7y

BookHermit @ValerieAndBooks It's very good. She articulates and puts into perspective feelings I've had for many years. The way she approaches the landscape and its influence on her life is very profound. 7y

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BookHermit

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

The only thrift store within an hour's drive is closing out 😕 The books were very picked over but these looked promising. I had no idea about the sequel to Blindness.

shawnmooney My mom loves Sharon Butala's stuff! And I am itching to finally read a Rutherfurd novel! I'm looking forward to seeing what you think about these two, especially! 7y

BookHermit @shawnmooney I've been meaning to read Butala for some time but somehow she fell off the radar. I stacked this particular Rutherfurd a few weeks ago so it felt serendipitous. (edited) 7y

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shawnmooney

Perfection Of The Morning | Sharon Butala

Another of my mom's favorite writers. She's disappointed that Butala seems to have retired from writing since her husband died nearly a decade ago. They lived for years at Eastend, Saskatchewan which is where my mom's mom was born and raised.

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