Reading and Roaming
EVOCATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Earlier this week, we drove down to Brunswick to Bowdoin College. This campus is one out of central casting with its expansive green and soaring church spires. On this day, the green was being readied for the return of students. Our mission, however, was to visit the latest exhibit at the Bowdoin College Museum …
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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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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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This week, I’m sharing a group of TV series that run the gamut from the life of a successful Italian businesswoman, to puzzling and murders to solve, to a devastating portrayal of providing hospital care under the Nazis. DELIGHTFUL CONFECTION Luisa Spagnoli Queen of Chocolate (PBS Masterpiece) Have you ever enjoyed one of the chocolate kisses …
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