Sign in with Facebook
“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in the late-afternoon heat. Their bodies ached, their uniforms were caked with dirt and sweat and they were hungry, thirsty and exhausted. The sensible thing now would be to lay up where they were for a few hours’ rest, then finish the journey under cover of darkness. But there was a tight deadline to meet. The evacuation vessel was scheduled to leave at midnight and they had been warned the captain wouldn’t wait for stragglers.”
― The French Spy
― The French Spy
“To not take sides was to take sides.”
― Miracle at St. Anna
― Miracle at St. Anna
“As his rendition quietened, he recalled her words from a time in their earliest meetings. How music gave her life. Gave her reason. Gave her purpose. How in her solitary state, the sounds that she’d summoned, were a company of sanity. A body of a million notes, written and played by her and for her. It was her air. Just as she was his. Her presence, his music.”
― Gulab
― Gulab
“She ran down the street and round the corner and up two more streets and crossed the road. ‘Will I be safe from him?’ the girl had said. And will I be safe from Samuel? She reached her car and threw her bag on the front seat and sat holding the steering wheel. Where to go, where to run to?”
― A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness
― A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness
“В женщинах я видел святилище, пусть и для индивидуального пользования, само существование которого позволяло вынести все что угодно. Как я или любой другой мужчина мог выдержать тяготы повседневной жизни без такого вот святилища? Я приходил домой, ненавидя день, который пришлось положить на безразличную мне работу, волнуясь из-за денег, потеряв последнюю надежду на то, что я стану знаменитым писателем. Но душевная боль исчезала, потому что я ужинал с семьей, рассказывал на ночь сказки детям, а потом занимался любовью с верящей в меня женой. Происходило чудо. Не только для меня и Валери, но и для бесчисленных миллионов мужчин и их жен и детей. На протяжении тысяч лет. Что еще могло удержать человечество от самоуничтожения? Только любовь и, возможно, чуть-чуть ненависти.”
― Fools Die
― Fools Die
Aletha’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Aletha’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Aletha
Lists liked by Aletha
