"Dough" is delicious! I laughed, I cried, I had a tour of the old neighborhoods of lower eastside New York ... author Mort Zachter has written his biography/memoir in such a fun creative humanistic nonfiction format that I hated to finish the book. With family members of "that generation" I could identify with the situations, the phrases of yiddish and OH, what a $$$ windfall ... as I discuss the theme with others ... "it's not such a unique ending." Don't miss "Dough" which is certainly a story about more than bread or money.
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As one who lived with a person who had a "double identity" I could truly relate to the story presented in Santa Montefiore's "Sea of Lost Love" which was absolutely not another 'chic lit." The heroine and main character Celestria is jarred into adulthood by her father's untimely death/disappearance in a romantic mystery-filled adventure that takes you from Cornwall, England to Puglia, Italy. Very vivid life-like descriptions - a pleasurable read with a unique story line! I was reminded of novels written by Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher.
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Well, author Joanne Harris has done it again with her YUMMY sequel to "Chocolat" ... It's fun to get re-acquainted with master confectioner and benevolent witch Vianne Rocher (as well as Anouk & her imaginary rabbit, Pantoufle) who now trades the quiet quaint village of Lansquenet for a very contemporary colorful Paris — complete with le métro, bohemian Montmartre, iPods, and YES! identity theft....a magical tale !!
4 delicious stars! "V'la l'bon vent, v'la l' joli vent!" "A Cool story" as Zozie would say.
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I decided to visit India after I read the book & saw the film "The Namesake." During my journey, I read Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" and now, another fresh collection of eight beautiful stories entitled "Unaccustomed Earth" which addresses the issues of old fashioned Bengali customs, traditional Indian arrangements, loss, love & family life. It's a do not miss, already #1 on the NY Times best seller list.
The opening story (which is my most memorable) assumes its title from a Nathaniel Hawthorne quote ...
"roots into unaccustomed earth" rather than replanting succeeding generations "in the same worn-out soil."
BRAVA !!
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Although I did not enjoy Daniel Mason's "A Far Country" as much as "The Piano Turner," I can recommend this unique novel set in an unamed part of South America.
I cheered main character Isabel in her adventurous haunting search for her beloved older brother, Isaias. The book is written in beautiful prose & is quite a different story of family bonding.
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Dough: A Memoir (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creati) by Mort Zachter
Laurie Blum, April 27, 2008
"Dough" is delicious! I laughed, I cried, I had a tour of the old neighborhoods of lower eastside New York ... author Mort Zachter has written his biography/memoir in such a fun creative humanistic nonfiction format that I hated to finish the book. With family members of "that generation" I could identify with the situations, the phrases of yiddish and OH, what a $$$ windfall ... as I discuss the theme with others ... "it's not such a unique ending." Don't miss "Dough" which is certainly a story about more than bread or money.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Sea of Lost Love by Santa Montefiore
Laurie Blum, April 22, 2008
As one who lived with a person who had a "double identity" I could truly relate to the story presented in Santa Montefiore's "Sea of Lost Love" which was absolutely not another 'chic lit." The heroine and main character Celestria is jarred into adulthood by her father's untimely death/disappearance in a romantic mystery-filled adventure that takes you from Cornwall, England to Puglia, Italy. Very vivid life-like descriptions - a pleasurable read with a unique story line! I was reminded of novels written by Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
Laurie Blum, April 20, 2008
Well, author Joanne Harris has done it again with her YUMMY sequel to "Chocolat" ... It's fun to get re-acquainted with master confectioner and benevolent witch Vianne Rocher (as well as Anouk & her imaginary rabbit, Pantoufle) who now trades the quiet quaint village of Lansquenet for a very contemporary colorful Paris — complete with le métro, bohemian Montmartre, iPods, and YES! identity theft....a magical tale !!4 delicious stars! "V'la l'bon vent, v'la l' joli vent!" "A Cool story" as Zozie would say.
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Laurie Blum, April 17, 2008
I decided to visit India after I read the book & saw the film "The Namesake." During my journey, I read Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" and now, another fresh collection of eight beautiful stories entitled "Unaccustomed Earth" which addresses the issues of old fashioned Bengali customs, traditional Indian arrangements, loss, love & family life. It's a do not miss, already #1 on the NY Times best seller list.The opening story (which is my most memorable) assumes its title from a Nathaniel Hawthorne quote ...
"roots into unaccustomed earth" rather than replanting succeeding generations "in the same worn-out soil."
BRAVA !!
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A Far Country by Daniel Mason
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1-5 of 52 nextLaurie Blum, April 13, 2008
Although I did not enjoy Daniel Mason's "A Far Country" as much as "The Piano Turner," I can recommend this unique novel set in an unamed part of South America.I cheered main character Isabel in her adventurous haunting search for her beloved older brother, Isaias. The book is written in beautiful prose & is quite a different story of family bonding.
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