As many as the numerous places it has been in my imagination. Time slows down as readers begin to see this world in a new way: the tender green of grass in early spring, so fresh for one to discover; a rainbow in the sunset, so beautiful it makes one cry. Xue Tao wrote this boo...
Those old days are brought back to life in nostalgic flashbacks so that readers get a sense of the smells and flavours, as well as the sentiments and wisdom that grew over time. Tie Ning is the author of Mei gui men 玫瑰们 (The rose door), Da yu nü 大浴女 (The large bathers), ...
And second, I’ll apology in advance for the fact that there will be a fair number of posts about books from the early 1930s that will probably, on average, deserve their neglect if not for their function as sources for movies from what’s known as the Pre-Code era, which has become...
Stasiland by Anna Funder won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction in 2004 (now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize) and chronicles the lives of several people who lived in the German Democratic Republic, also known as East Germany, during the Cold War. Funder, an Australian journalist,...
The story is told from Loxton and Julia’s points of view, as well as flashbacks of Julia’s former life. While there’s a lot going on, it’s easy to follow, and a fast read. I liked Loxton, trying to make her voice heard fairly, in a male dominated world. I did guess who ...
Meanwhile, Cormoran tracks down various ex-members as evidence mounts of the Church’s involvement in several serious crimes. ‘The Running Grave’ is another 900+ page doorstopper like its two predecessors in the series, but thankfully has none of The Ink Black Heart’s formatting issues and...
As she wanders the mansion, she experiences disturbing flashbacks. Just the touch of a garment hanging in the closet can spur these flashbacks. She is grateful for the man named Wesley who worked as her family’s lawyer and financial advisor. She has no one else. ...
However, at the beginning of the novel, there were some flashbacks and flash forwards that happen very quickly, which at times, was hard to keep up with. Because I read this book as an eARC, I had to keep going back to the beginning chapters to check the dates of the events that ...
the reputation that comes with the house. Chloe has been at the house before when she was 6 years old and there was an incident. She is not aware of the details but does know that it wasn’t spoken about by her parents as it was so disturbing and involved the deaths of several ...
Those old days are brought back to life in nostalgic flashbacks so that readers get a sense of the smells and flavours, as well as the sentiments and wisdom that grew over time. Tie Ning is the author of Mei gui men 玫瑰们 (The rose door), Da yu nü 大浴女 (The large bathers), ...