Bookish Quote of the Day:"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
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Literary Pic of the Day:
Book on my Radar:
Bloodrootby Amy Greene
Knopf, 2010
304 pages
Historical/Literary Fiction
Summary in a Sentence:
Follows the lives and experiences of one family from the time of the Great Depression to the twenty-first century, centering around Myra Lamb, a young girl who has the extraordinary talent of connecting with animals and people around her.
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7 comments:
Bloodroot sounds fantastic! Entertainment Weekly gave it a very rare "A" - I'm excited to dive in!
I'm not sure I'd want to spend much time in a reading room that looks that uncomfortable!
Yeah, I think reading rooms these days are a little less formal :)
That is my favorite quote about reading. I use it all the time. A friend of mine moved into his first house and I bought him a book for a house warming present. I wrote that quote in the cover!
Bloodroot is also on my radar!
Bloodroot sounds like it will be amazing!
Glad you highlighted Bloodroot. My EW subscription has lapsed (I miss it!). Looks like a must read.
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