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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.
What I’m Reading Gods In Alabama
Sizzle
Poems by Emily Dickinson
Read-A-Longs Clarissa
My Book Rating System A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it
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When is the last time you ate a tomato? What did it taste like? Where did it come from? If the answers to those questions are a.) within the past few months, b.) it had no taste at all, and c.) it came from the store or a restaurant, chances are you ate a modern-day [...]
Jill (Rhapsody In Books) was right. This multi-award winning novel was fantastic – real characters, important issues, references to classic literature, and beautiful language. Come see my review on the group blog, Quirky Girls Read.
I finished reading Julia Glass’ debut novel, Three Junes. It won the 2002 National Book Award. It’s a beautifully written, character-rich story about a Scottish family. My review is up at the Quirky Girls Read blog. Hit the button below or go HERE.
Author: Molly Peacock Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2010 Genre: Non-Fiction / Bioghraphy My Rating: A+ Summary (from the publisher): Mary Delany (1700-1788) was the witty, beautiful, and talented daughter of a minor branch of a powerful family. Married off at sixteen to a sixty-one-year-old druncken squire to improve the family fortunates, then widowed by [...]
I just finished reading The Day the Cowboys Quit by Elmer Kelton. It’s an incredible story of frontier life in the Texas Panhandle in 1883. The conflict is between the big ranchers and the cowboys who work for them. It’s a story outlining the real life of the cowboys, not the one you hear about [...]
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What You’ll Find On My Blog: *Book Reviews Click the button to go to my 2012 Book List
2012 CHALLENGES:
- Library books: 13/30
- Agatha Christie: 31/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 5/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 3/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 37
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