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Ginger Bensman
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Marilynne Robinson, Michael Ondaatje, John Irving
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To write - not because you want to be a writer, but because you love to write.
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To Swim Beneath the Earth
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| Another great Vera Stanhope detective mystery! I can always depend on Ann Cleeves for an engaging story and terrific characters. She never disappoints, and the Dark Wives kept me reading late into the night. | |
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| Elizabeth Strout's characters are so real and memorable. I had so much empathy for Artie Dam and so admired him as, later in life, he learns so many hard truths about people central to his life, his wife, his son, dear friends. I resonated with his s ...more | |
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| My Antonia is a novel of struggle, heartache and enduring friendship. Willa Cather's My Antonia has gifted the reader with some of the most beautiful descriptions in the English language. ...more | |
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| Whistler is a quiet, beautifully written novel, one of those novels that made me reluctant to turn the last page and leave its world and characters behind. A novel about good people trying to make sense of the choices they've made, about collateral d ...more | |
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| A heartbreaking love story only the way Lily King can tell it. Lily King is a wizard with cadence and nuance. | |
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| A needed injection of positive energy and a reminder to choose kindness, be intentional, and attend to the things that matter. Nothing really new here - but this book has been a boost of positivity. | |
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| This year, I have embarked on re-reading some remembered favorite novels, novels I read years and years ago. The experience has been an immersive and stunning surprise. A Prayer for Owen Meany has again been a pleasure but also a revelation. There we ...more | |
"4.5-stars, rounded up.
The land in question is Ireland, and the Great Hunger has recently ended as the book begins. Tomás and his son, Liam, are surveying the land for the British when Tomás discovers an ancient copse and natural well, where the spiri" Read more of this review » |
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"This book is so full of feelings that it leaves you raw and achy when you come to the end. It is one thing to stand outside a character’s skin and watch, quite another to squeeze inside that skin with them. I was in Ruth’s skin the entire time.
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" You know, as I do, that was another day that changed everything.
I had this novel on my hold list at my local library and was surprised to get it so quickly (published June 2nd). Maggie O’Farrell sets up a tale about a mapmaker, Tomás, in 1865 on Ir" Read more of this review » |
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“An airport is a potent place, a point of reunions and departures. For the traveler, it's a crossroads at the moment of decision, a flashpoint that separates intention from retreat.”
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
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“Writing is a time honored moment. When the writer breathes life into the characters and gives them a place in the reader’s heart. Characters capture us in their embrace and we take refuge in their lives in a world of uncertainties.”
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“I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.”
― Bride of the Rat God
― Bride of the Rat God
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Leonide wrote: "Hi Ginger, I'm gearing up for my next print book release (March 2018) and want to increase my Followers. I just became your Follower today, wondering if you could return the favor? Have you seen th..."Hi Lennie, I think I already follow you. When I go to your profile and click on the follow, the choice that come up is "unfollow" so I think I'm already on board. Your print release sounds exciting and Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors:)
Hi Ginger, I'm gearing up for my next print book release (March 2018) and want to increase my Followers. I just became your Follower today, wondering if you could return the favor? Have you seen the Goodreads/Book Fairies "Hide a Book Day?" Sounds like fun, I'm participating. BTW, I want to read Bel Canto. Cheers! Lennie
Thank you so much, Ginger, for ordering Night Cruiser. I hope you enjoy it! I'm working on my next book, Blood Seed, which I hope to get out this fall. It's the first in a series, Coin of Rulve.