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Great find at The Book Barn (a refurbished barn that is now a massive used book store).

My pacifist heart loved this book and cried over it in equal measure. Featuring Gertrude Bell, whom I first met years ago in Wallace‘s Desert Queen, T E Lawrence, and Winston Churchill as minor characters, the protagonist is witness to the Cairo Conference and its fallout that we are still experiencing. The story is engaging, and the final chapter provides much to think about. And Rosie the dachshund steals the show. #bookspin #24in2024

My #bookspin and #doublespin for May. Although the way this spring is going I may be lucky to finish just one. @TheAromaofBooks

Received my signed copy + a MDR watercolor painting in the mail today!

Mary Doria Russell posted this yesterday. I ordered from MacsBacks online, and got my confirmation today signed Book, a watercolor painting from MDR, AND supporting a small bookstore. Winning all over the place!

https://www.macsbacks.com

I also realized I haven't shown all the books I bought from the Helsinki bookfair. I can't wait to get to read these. I love reading the life stories of strong women! 😍

Here is a picture 1/4

If we are going to get desert highs during the day it should be law to also have desert lows come nightfall. #hadenoughofthisheat

This was my #bookspin book for May. Yay! So happy to have completed a #bookspin and #doublespin!
This was a compelling story and well-written and researched, but the history background felt forced not quite there at the same time. I picked this book to learn something about this era in history when the maps of the modern middle east were drawn, but I don't feel like I really did learn anything about the players or what was going on. ⬇

OK, so here is my monthly #weeklyforecast for May. Some of these I've read already and those have been excellent. Some I am still working on. Pushing hard against the library due dates these days. This includes my May #bookspin books!

@cinfhen