The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell — confinement and escape
In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell breathes life into a young Florentine woman whom history has largely erased. Little is
Read moreIn The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell breathes life into a young Florentine woman whom history has largely erased. Little is
Read moreFarewell then September. Another month that ended with a trail of half finished and abandoned books. I’ve never subscribed to
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Read moreThis month’s 6 Degrees of Separation, which begins with Phosphorescence by Julia Baird. has tied me up in knots. I had
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