We enter the library and it's quiet, in that lovely way I remember from the past, when Miriam and I went on Saturdays with Mum, and eventually on my own. First the reading desks and magazine racks, then the rows and rows of books. Children's books, thrillers, archaeology, translated books, English. I don't even know which titles I want to pick up.
Striking novel set in a young offenders' institution (equivalent) in the Netherlands.
so-so#MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime
This beings in 1846 when Mexico loses the war against the United States. What is now considered central California, a ranching family faces the intrusion of Americans squatting on and chipping away at their land in the hunt for gold. This is a very short book and nothing really happens until the last 50 pages so it was slow going and I wish their was more historical content than just daily life on a ranch.
so-soI'm undecided.
I liked the fact that there was a true philosophical tone to this... however, he did seem to have a lot of extremely good fortune throughout. Maybe I'm too cynical!
Still think it's an awesome cover 😊😉
Hoping this really is an amazing story!
#originsoflove
#maymoviemagic
This is one off my Mum‘s bookshelf so I haven‘t read it....
It‘s funny how it doesn‘t seem to have a ‘proper‘ title, just a very long subtitle...
pickIf you need a nice easy read but also want a more feminist twist to the old midlife-crisis romance this is the book for you! It pretty neatly captures the colours, smells and the hubub of india from european eyes. Fun and likeable, predictable yet non-boring. Perfect to let the mind travel when the summer holidays are still too far off... 🇮🇳❤️🐯🌺 ps: the german title translation is way off and not representative!
Currently #readingatwork. Could be worse.
