Reading and Roaming
TIMELY NOVEL The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Author Lefteri is the child of refugees from Cyprus and once volunteered at a refugee center in Athens. Her life experiences obviously informed this novel about a refugee couple who flee from war ravaged Syria. Nuri was a beekeeper, but the war and the death of their young child …
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I love books. It’s that simple and consequently, most of my recent Christmas gifts and other purchases were books. Here’s a line-up of books recently acquired that I’ve added to my ever growing and seldom diminishing book stack. Two of them I have already read. Here, I’ve listed just the fiction titles along with my favorite titles of 2019. A …
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Besides spending time with our son and family in this Christmas season, we took in several films and also an exhibit of works by women at the Grolier Club. And, as always, we ate well! Vinegar chicken and an assortment of tasty veggies on Christmas plus good Italian fare at favorite new and old restaurants. …
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FILM Marriage Story (Netflix and theaters) This is a painful, and at times excruciating, excavation of a marriage unraveling. As the film opens, it’s clear that there will be no grand reconciliation. Instead Charlie and Nicole initially intend to handle their divorce themselves amicably, but, perhaps inevitably, the tensions and the disagreements lead them each to consult and …
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