Reading and Roaming
READING BIOGRAPHY When it comes to nonfiction, I read more biography than anything else. I find historical biography often compelling and am regularly drawn into memoirs written by contemporaries. The past few weeks, I’ve been dipping into two works in this genre. The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives by Diane Johnson Novelist Diane …
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SUMMER READING The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow Anyone who’s read Austen’s Pride and Prejudice may recall Mary, the youngest Bennet girl and the one who gets the least positive attention. She is smart, but she’s plain and outspoken, and she wears glasses. In this novel, Hadlow takes up Mary’s cause and projects a life for her after the …
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This week I”m sharing just a few photos I’ve taken around the greater Boothbay Harbor region. All photos ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved)
IN A BOOK I’m a voracious reader, but I have to admit that this summer I’m finding it harder to read serious works. Perhaps it’s the effect of living with the coronavirus or maybe it’s part laziness. In any case, I’m spending more time devouring beach reads and mysteries with the occasional heavier title tossed …
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