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Stella leaned on the rail, fascinated and horrified. The churning of the engines went on unheeded. She hardly realised that they were leaving until the marine world quivered and broke with the movement of the ship. The jetty drew slowly ...more
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Iain Pears
“It is an Age where any sort of debauchery is tolerated, as long as it brings fame with it.”
Ian Pears

Erin Morgenstern
“The most difficult thing to read is time. Maybe because it changes so many things.”
Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

Charles Dickens
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“Steadfast Seas and Mountains

The lofty mountains and the seas,
Being mountains, being seas,
Both exist and are real.
But frail as flowers are the lives of men,
Passing phantoms of this world.”
Reiko Chiba, Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry

Candy Paull
“We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own. Ben Sweetland”
Candy Paull, The Heart of Abundance: A Simple Guide to Appreciating and Enjoying Life

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Susan will be available Nov. 5-8 (with occasional drop-ins on Nov. 3 & 4) to answer questions and discuss her latest novel, A WILDER ROSE. ...more
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Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more
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