Reading and Roaming
RECENT READING The Dutch House by Ann Patchett I thoroughly enjoyed Patchett’s new novel about two siblings, Maeve, and her younger by seven years brother, Danny. Set in the Philadelphia suburbs and New York, it takes place over many decades. This brother and sister are linked together, joined at the hip one might say, by the house they …
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RECENT READING Gripping Nonfiction American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a forgotten land of lost hopes and limited opportunity. The small towns in Accomack County are off the beaten path and poverty and struggle are the norm for many. What brings people together and is the …
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A WEEK OF CULTURE General John Kelly, former chief of staff for the current president, made national as well as local news for his comments about John Bolton. Kelly was the featured speaker at Ringling College’s Town Hall series on Monday, and when asked about Mr. Bolton said, he is an “honest man” and a man …
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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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