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26 of 55: Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear

May 19, 2012

This is the ninth book in the Maisie Dobbs series, and I’ve read them all. I discovered the series when …

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19 of 55: A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer Fleming

April 18, 2012

What a startling image: a fountain filled with blood. Spencer-Fleming takes the title of her second novel from a William …

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11 of 55: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

March 8, 2012

Currently, I’m in the middle of a few books: Our Mutual Friend (Dickens), Five Thousand Days Like This One (Jane …

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9 of 55: Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey

February 21, 2012

While looking unsuccessfully for one mystery, I found another on the shelves at the Barnes & Noble in Oceanside, CA. …

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7 of 55: In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

February 8, 2012

Since my Small World disappointment, I’d been concentrating on Our Mutual Friend, a reliably great read which I won’t count …

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6 of 55: Small World by David Lodge

January 31, 2012

“Books used to satisfy me,” said Philip. “But as I get older I find they aren’t enough.” If the books …

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5 of 55: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

January 27, 2012

To be honest: this a lightweight on my list, since it’s an e-book that’s only 61 pages long. But I’m …

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