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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Becoming Josephine in Books

Oct 7, 2020

It is very appropriate that Webb chose to include the quote "one is not born a woman; one becomes one" (Simone de Beauvoir) before she embarks on this amazing tale. In fact, Webb has embodied this throughout her story by putting the development of the woman behind the history at its very core. What's more, she does this with an elegance of prose that fits perfectly with both the time and the personality of her main character. From the very first paragraphs we are both swept up into the era and welcomed into her very heart, mind and soul. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/12/15/the-making-of-a-french-empress/

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Field Notes From a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary

Esther Woolfson

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Against the background of austere and beautiful Aberdeen, Woolfson observes the seasons, the streets...

The Push Man

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

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Thirty years before the advent of the literary graphic novel movement, Yoshihiro Tatsumi created a...

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Stomping the Blues

Albert Murray

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In this classic work of American music writing, renowned critic Albert Murray argues beautifully and...

Murphy

Samuel Beckett

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Edited by J. C. C. Mays Murphy, Samuel Beckett's first novel, was published in 1938. Its work-shy...

Emma (519 KP) rated The Manningtree Witches in Books

Jul 9, 2023

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When I first started this book I was slightly dubious as to whether I would be able to finish it or not.
I found the writing style quite difficult at first, you can tell the author has previously written books of poetry.
After a few chapters though I was swept into the story, I desperately wanted to find out what happened to Rebecca west and the others. Ultimately it is a bitter sweet ending, but that was probably obvious from the start given the history of the witch trials. I congratulate the author on giving the characters such depth and bringing them back to life for their stories to be told again. #akblakemore