Materfamilias Writes

Howard Jacobson`s The Finkler Question

Howard Jacobson`s The Finkler Question

So who’s read the 2010 Man Booker-winner, Howard Jacobson’s The Finkler Question? I used to pride myself on reading the Booker winner and a few of the short-lists every year, but have missed a few…

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Language exploration in Edeet Ravel’s Ten Thousand Lovers

Language exploration in Edeet Ravel’s Ten Thousand Lovers

I hope I’ll get a chance soon to write about my most recent reading: Bill Gaston’s Sointula as my “fun, own-choice” reading (with an extra bit of inspiration from Mardel) and Rebecca Godfrey’s The Torn…

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Catch-up Post at Boxing Day: another mystery and more Edeet Ravel

Catch-up Post at Boxing Day: another mystery and more Edeet Ravel

Even when our family budget was constantly stretched with the demands of raising our four kids, we never, ever shopped on Boxing Day, no matter how enticing the supposed bargains. For us, Boxing Day has…

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Reading, by Chance . . . Arriving at Edeet Ravel’s Look for Me

Reading, by Chance . . . Arriving at Edeet Ravel’s Look for Me

I was very lucky, growing up. I lived in New Westminster, a small city just outside Vancouver, BC, and although the population then was just 40,000, our library had an impressive retinue of professional librarians…

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