Reading and Roaming
RECENT READING Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton I purchased this novel since I had recently visited Cuba and figured I would like the setting. Cleeton has written several contemporary romances, but this book and her newest, When We Left Cuba, take place in Havana and were inspired by stories of her own family. Adopting the popular trend …
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LIVE THEATER—FARCE VS. FUN This week we attended the last two performances of our Asolo subscription series. Noises Off at the Wednesday matinee and The Cake the next evening. I am not a particular fan of farce, but went to Noises Off with an open mind. I thought it started out slowly, but then picked up and became funnier. As usual, …
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NAMES THAT ARE MEMORABLE My maternal grandfather was a Texan born in 1894. While in the service, he went home to Pennsylvania with a good friend where he met and then married his friend’s sister, my grandmother. My grandfather moved east to Pennsylvania and then together they re-located to Adrian, Michigan where they lived out their lives. And …
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RECENT READING Love is Blind by William Boyd I have known of Boyd’s work and watched the TV production of Any Human Heart, but until now had not read any of his novels. Love is Blindwas a very satisfying read. Set in the years from 1894 to 1906 and in a variety of venues ranging from Edinburgh, …
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