Materfamilias Writes

Reading Enroute — Trains, Planes, and Hotel Rooms . . .

Reading Enroute — Trains, Planes, and Hotel Rooms . . .

Settled in Bordeaux now, and I’m hoping to get back to a more regular blogging practice, but we’ll see… I’ve read the next ten chapters of Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend for our ReadAlong, and I’m putting…

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Two Books, Worlds Apart

Two Books, Worlds Apart

In the more than two weeks since I last posted, I’ve read a couple of books: first, the (very) light A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable. It’s well-written, and the frame story is interesting enough —…

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Italian Roots

Italian Roots

Uh-oh! I can see I’m in danger of falling into my old ways, given that it’s been over two weeks since I last posted here. I think I can allow myself some leeway as I’ve…

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 — Playing Catch-Up Here with a Grab-Bag of Books for you

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 — Playing Catch-Up Here with a Grab-Bag of Books for you

I’ve been reading, yes, but I’ve also been packing and trying to get the house organized to leave it for almost two months and visiting the kids before we leave and meeting with the housesitter…

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