Reading and Roaming
DUPLICITY IN THE GEM WORLD Rough Diamonds (Netflix) Rough Diamonds is a fascinating and gripping Belgian series set in the Diamond District in Antwerp in the present day. The Wolfson family, very orthodox Haredi Jews, have a diamond trading business that’s in trouble. Unbeknownst to Father Ezra, head of the company, the youngest son Yanki has made some questionable …
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RECENT READING BOOKS SET IN MAINE Lily King is an award-winning novelist who happens to live in Portland, Maine. With that credential, she has written an engaging piece “Reading Your Way Through Maine” for the New York Times series focusing on literature from specific locales. Amongst her list of twenty titles, I was pleased to see familiar ones: …
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VIRGINIA BOOTLEGGERS Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Set in rural Virginia during Prohibition, Jeannette Walls’ new novel, Hang the Moon, is a rollicking ride with a family of whiskey bootleggers. The Duke, Sallie Kincaid’s father and kingpin of the local economy, is a big man both in size and personality. He receives adoration but offers little in return. With …
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TOUCHSTONES For many years, we began our summer stay in Maine with a day or two in Portland. The pandemic changed that, and we had not been overnight there in several years. This year, we returned to the historic Portland Regency Hotel, formerly an armory, for one night. Its location on Milk Street is perfect …
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