pick4⭐This book is all about what you would pack in your suitcase if you were an immigrant. It‘s about the things one leaves behind and what one brings to say hi New World this is me. This is lovingly done. It‘s not really about immigration; it‘s more about introducing yourself to a new people in new society and what does that well. And while this book is lovely, it rhymes, it has cadence, it does what it does well. I wish the author had gone further.
bailedMiranda‘s grandparents are survivors from France. Anna,a doctor, & Armand,an interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials& later the UN,separate after the war, divorce & don‘t speak to &only with hate about one another for fifty years.Miranda goes on a journey to find out why/what happened to them. As much as I wanted to get to the end, this is another book I‘m bailing on. 😢
pickA charming little book intertwining stories about the author's family history of perseverance through challenging times, recipes from her mother and grandmother, and her reflections on her own challenges when she was laid off during an economic recession. I found it heartfelt and lovely. A cozy winter read. This was my January #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
bailedThis month's #DoubleSpin just isn't doing it for me
#hailthebail
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Such a gorgeous Sunday! Hiked 2.7 miles this morning; of which the Grand did 2.2 before wanting her stroller--super impressed💞
And now I'm going to sit outside and start my #DoubleSpin before the fam comes for dinner.
pickPoignant graphic novel about author‘s digging up what happened with her uncle in Nazi Germany in the small town of Kuhlsheim and what Heimat means (sense of belonging.). Worthwhile if you are into Germany like me.
Started a graphic novel on reckoning with her German history.
@TheBookHippie Thank you so much for my ##jolabokaflodswap package! I'm excited to dive into both the book and the chocolate drink. Merry Christmas Eve 🎄 @MaleficentBookDragon Thank you so much for hosting.
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
📖 Bridgerland: Your Land and Mine by J. Arbon Chrustensen
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