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When We Had Wings | Ariel Lawhon, Susan Meissner, Kristina Mcmorris
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“This was their task: find a new way to survive. Hope was what kept you putting one foot in front of the other. Hope was what kept you laying down your head at night and rising from your cot the next morning.”

Starting this one soon.

#Nurse #CharacterCharm

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 2w
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 🪽 🤍 👼 2w
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GatheringBooks
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#JulyJazz Day 25: Last year I visited the Philippine booth which proudly showcases the Philippine #Flag during the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Husband drove us for 90 minutes (one way) so I can get the book gifted to me by a Filipina American novelist (Ninotchka Rosca) whose books were featured during the fair.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great photo 💛 4w
Eggs Wonderful👏🏻👏🏻 4w
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JenReadsAlot
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Pickpick

Highly recommended!

Texreader Agreed! 1mo
BookmarkTavern Absolutely! 1mo
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sjc731
The Gangster of Love | Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
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BoleyBooks
Avenue of Mysteries | John Irving
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Robotswithpersonality
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Pickpick

An absolute joy to read. Exactly what you hope to find in non-fiction by someone with a poetry background.
Such a warm appreciation for food, connecting to remembrances shared with family and friends, of travel, of being the child of immigrants, of discovering the cultures and places of your family tree. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The essays about various foods also include trivia and history, and don't shy away from more difficult topics including Nezhukumatathil's own experiences as a person of colour, Asian American, with a mixed-race family.
For those who might also appreciate this angle, I'll add that it is not a foodie book that focuses on recipes or much kitchen experience. It's often the food prepared by others or discovered when dining out.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/3 There's no sense of intimidation, even a relatable recognition of when others are more proficient at favoured food prep than yourself.
Truly a wonderful time regardless of your skill level.
Oh, and the illustrations by artist Fumi Nakamura acting as introductions to each new food essay are beautiful and brilliantly colourful. 😍

⚠️Mention of school shootings, enslavement
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Robotswithpersonality
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He 👏🏻just 👏🏻steps 👏🏻up. Bare minimum is showing you care, taking note of the details, “ignore prescribed gender caretaking roles“, but it's still good to see.

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sjc731
Dogeaters: A Novel | Jessica Hagedorn
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GatheringBooks
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#JuneSpecials Day 7: My backdrop looks like a #Prairie of sorts - at the foot of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain - sunflowers in the middle of the desert. My review of Maria Ressa‘s outstanding book here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pdf

ChaoticMissAdventures Gorgeous 😍 3mo
BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo and setting 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 2mo
Eggs Beautiful photo 👏🏻🤗👌🏼 2mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.