My May reading: Mystery, Literary Fiction (American women in 1960s Vietnam; Vietnamese refugees in late 70s; a marriage foundering during an ex-pat year in Brazil; dystopia in Dublin); Ruth Reichl memoir. It’s all here — maybe you’ll find something you’ll want to read as well. . .
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Lilacs carry a childhood memory for me, as they did for my mother. And each May, as they bloom around Mother’s Day and my birthday, the memories stir again, evoked by fragrance, by tiny blossoms clustered against the sky.
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My April books got me through the weeks of travel prep (and pre-travel anxiety) and through long flights and train journeys. Mysteries, memoirs, literary fiction, romance, and armchair travel — it’s all here! Click through to read more and join the book chat.
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A few more images from my Lisbon hotel AND a peek in my travel sketch journal.
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A quick post before I leave Lisbon, just to share What I Wore — I made some bolder choices colour-wise this trip, and the capsule wardrobe is working surprisingly well. Click through to see. . .
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