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A springtime read from 1935 and I‘m really enjoying it!

Lady Kilmichael, a renowned artist, leaves her remote husband and adult children to go on a painting trip to the Dalmatian coast without telling any of them her whereabouts. While there she ends up taking under her wing an unhappy young man whose family has forbidden him to pursue his art. Methinks love is in the air!

(I‘m also intrigued by this peek at what would later become Croatia).

Wow! Apparently I started this book in June 2021. It is now February 2025 and I‘ve finally finished reading all 1150 pages! It‘s taken me as long to read it as it took Rebecca West to write it! An amazing, epic read that I was happy to dip into, savour, leave and return to over 4 years. The author at one point says that her book is so long probably no one will ever read it. She was wrong. Completed in 1941 and still being reprinted says it all.

This book of short stories (indeed, most were under 10 pages) was a terrific, albeit heartbreaking read. The author is Bosnian and lived in the former Yugoslavia worker as a journalist and writer during the war. His stories focus on the disruptiveness and impact of the war both directly and indirectly, and the cost to relationships between people and their land. The final story, The Library, affected me deeply. Recommended!

#HyggehourReadathon

This afternoon I listened to the tagged book while I made beef stew (Julia Child), then during “hyggehourreadathon” my family watched the movie Suncoast, which left me crying. An interview with the film‘s writer & director:

https://time.com/6693400/suncoast-laura-chinn-true-story-interview/

A perfect hygge evening!

I have been in bed all day- just exhaustion as far as I can tell. Slept in very late for me.Too tired to read print but I have been memorized by this audio book.Karen Pirie has always been a fabulous read/listen. With this audiobook I am going back in time with her. A wonderful companion when in bed. #serieslove2024