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Read This: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

For me, a good book is a luxury, something to be savored, something that in its own right feels like a vacation.  This is one of those books, one of the best I’ve read in a long time.

I wasn’t going to pick this up. (And I’m late doing so. It’s been out for four years.) The title (Potato Peel Pie Society?) made me think this was one of those southern, Ya-Ya Sisterhood kind of books, and for some reason, I’m not a lover of southern fiction. When my sister-in-law recommended it as this wonderful book written all in letters, I looked at it again, and realized, DUH… it takes place on the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, during and after World War II.  Sign me up!   Continue reading »

Pride and Prejudice for toddlers

21 Thursday Jun 2012

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Okay, people, it’s gone too far.

Apparently, this is a counting book.  As in, “2 rich gentlemen, 3 houses, 4 marriage proposals.”  The same company also does Jane Eyre and Romeo & Juliet for toddlers.  (How does Romeo & Juliet end?  “2 suicides”?  Ack!  Not for toddlers!)

Am I crazy?  Because the book seems to be selling well on Amazon, so apparently lots of people love the idea.

Thanks to my friend Catherine for sending me this.

Meet Liz

14 Thursday Jun 2012

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You have to meet Liz Owen.  How cute is she?

And this is her daughter Jane — who was named after Jane Austen!  (Those cheeks!  Oh my goodness, those cheeks!)

And this is Liz’s wonderful book, My Not So Storybook Life.  I read it and wanted to be Liz’s friend.  So I emailed her.  (Don’t you love the Internets?)

Liz did a giveaway for my book on her blog this week, and I wanted to let you know about it before it was over — but I think it’s over tomorrow morning. 🙁  I wasn’t able to blog the way I wanted to this week.

But still, I think you will want to meet Liz, and see the beautiful pics on her blog, and read her lovely book.

If you need any more convincing, here’s her new “Weasley” china cabinet.