#JólabókaflóðSwap was mailed earlier this week in the rain so I didn‘t get a photo but rest assured it‘s in its way. In fact, it should be delivered today. @MaleficentBookDragon
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#JólabókaflóðSwap was mailed earlier this week in the rain so I didn‘t get a photo but rest assured it‘s in its way. In fact, it should be delivered today. @MaleficentBookDragon
I never really came near to be being successful, although in Ireland you can get along for a long time before the truth starts to matter.
My bracket up to date. I struggled between Schizo, Lethal Licorice, and When Calls the heart. However, the tagged may have my heart this year. We will see how November plays out.
bailedI tried, yes, I tried to hang in there but if I hear the name Jennifer & the words pineapple& ylang-ylang one more time I‘ll scream. Saul is a young historian with an artist girlfriend-Jennifer-living in 1980s London. He gets hit by a car,Jennifer breaks up with him, Saul goes to East Berlin to do some research, Saul talks about Stalin, falls in love with Walter, sleeps with his sister Luna which is short for lunatic, leaves east Berlin because
pickAt the end of our lives, what is left to us but our memories? Doerr delves into this fascinating topic through six short stories of extraordinary people each asking the same question or enlightening us about memories in some way. After reading this, you‘ll see your life in everything and sometimes the lives that have gone before you. You‘ll learn to savor each moment more before those moments are lost to time. This is a must read!
"But the important stuff, the garden remembers for him" This shows that the garden is living to tell the story for him for his grandson to learn about. The quote is meaningful in many ways as they are portraying the story for him by explaining the story is from the garden; in the grandpas perspective.
When learning about history- you can read this book to begin the journey of learning about a families history. In this story, a grandson is exploring the memories and love that was left behind in his grandpas garden. 10/10 book.
pickThis book was great. It was published 2012. This book has wonderful illustrations and is about a grandson visiting his grandpa's garden and reliving the memories and effort he provided in the garden. The images tell a story of their own.
The theme of this story is family history, love and aging.
