“We read not to escape life but to learn how to live it more deeply and richly, to experience the world through the eyes of the other. —Ashlyn Greer, The Care & Feeding of Old Books”
― The Echo of Old Books
― The Echo of Old Books
“That’s the way to live, Chloe. Savor the good times, stay strong through the bad ones.”
― Evil Twin: An Oliver Redcastle Gilded Age Mystery
― Evil Twin: An Oliver Redcastle Gilded Age Mystery
“He looked tired, and who wouldn’t after the long flight on Air Canada? The carrier that charged for everything. Beauvoir was convinced there’d soon be a credit card slot next to the emergency oxygen.”
― The Brutal Telling
― The Brutal Telling
“What the hell was that, Angela Lansbury?’ I whisper-shouted.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it. —Edward P. Morgan”
― The Whispered Word
― The Whispered Word
Marilyn’s 2025 Year in Books
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