Desire for a New Bag, Prune-Coloured.. . . Or?
We’re back in our Bordeaux rental now, where it will be good to sleep more than four nights in a row in the same bed, to have easy access to laundry facilities (we have a…
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Our Readalong Continues — “Childhood” Complicated in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend
With all the demands of moving, I must admit that I wished I hadn’t committed to a Monday post on those first ten (short, admittedly) chapters of the “Childhood” section of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant…
View PostThe Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .
I’ve just finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s marvellous memoir about learning and living in Italian, a memoir she felt compelled to write in Italian (but which has been translated to English by Ann Goldstein who is best…
View PostMoving In, Starting Afresh, and Reading Along. . .
I’m a bit preoccupied with our move this week (that’s the fountain on our new terrace, above), but I have a few posts ready to roll out here this week, and there will be a…
View PostFive Things on a Rainy Friday
Last weekend, we had our two oldest g’daughters (7 and 3) sleep over, and then we’ve had the pleasure of the 7-year-old’s company for three full days this week, so that blogging time has been…
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