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Journal by ErnaMar 26, 20224:08 pmMarch 26, 2022
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Tchotchkes&Co: How We Opened a Bookish Gift Shop

Have you ever found yourself looking at something that you were about to buy and thinking ‘I could make this myself, only better’? This is exactly what happened to my sister Amra and me after […]

Book Reviews by ErnaJan 30, 202210:26 amJanuary 30, 2022
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The Fell and Summerwater by Sarah Moss: Book Review

“All the other plagues ended, sooner or later […] and people lived and loved and built houses and planted trees and made food and clothes – and stained glass, travelled, even made music and put […]

Book Reviews by ErnaOct 16, 20213:19 pmOctober 16, 2021
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In the Shadow of the Kogaionon by Sabina Lungeanu: Book Review

‘It was in those final days of black despair that they turned toward the heavens, seeking the help of the gods. That’s when they saw it, standing tall and proud on the peak of the […]

Book Reviews by ErnaOct 10, 202112:43 pmJanuary 30, 2022
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Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal: Book Review

‘It isn’t the show that counts, but the story you spin.’  Elizabeth Macneal, Circus of Wonders  One truly enjoyable thing about the Circus of Wonders is the way Elizabeth Macneal crafts her Victorian atmosphere around […]

Book Reviews by ErnaOct 2, 202111:34 pmJanuary 30, 2022
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The Dutch House by ANN PATCHETT: Book Review

“I see the past as it actually was,” Maeve said. She was looking at the trees. “But we overlay the present onto the past. We look back through the lens of what we know now, […]

Book Reviews by ErnaApr 8, 20217:12 pmJanuary 30, 2022
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro: Book Review

‘Hope, he said. ‘Damn thing never leaves you alone.’ Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun It takes patience to read Ishiguro. Slowly, and carefully, as if trying to pull off a bandaid, he tells the […]

Book Reviews by ErnaApr 4, 20214:06 pmOctober 23, 2021
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Book Review: Dalia by Sara Badawieh

‘This filthy neighbourhood we live in is like a prison cell where men act as its iron bars, preventing women from escaping. Come to think of it, the women here seem fine; it’s only me […]

Book Reviews by ErnaFeb 16, 20218:39 pmOctober 23, 2021
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The Discomfort of Evening – Book Review

‘Nobody knows my heart. It’s hidden deep side my coat, my skin, my ribs. My heart was important for nine months inside my mother’s belly, but once I left the belly, everyone stopped caring whether […]

Book Reviews by ErnaOct 26, 20204:19 pmOctober 23, 2021
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Five Autumn Reads Perfect for Halloween Week

It is the perfect time of the year to curl up with a mug of hot cocoa and a good book. These five books are wonderful pre-Halloween reads that will definitely put you in the […]

Book Reviews by ErnaOct 24, 20206:35 pm
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Book Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s novel Mexican Gothic is deeply rooted in the ancient Mexican mythology, interspersed with references to gothic classics such as the Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Rebecca, as well as the original, Grimm and […]

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