Paris in July 2023 - Axel von Fersen and Queen Marie Antoinette by Margareta Beckman
In 1982 a collection of letters was sold in an auction in London. It turned out to be a collection of letters between Marie Antoinette...
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Jul 7, 20232 min
Paris in July, 2023 - The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Many years ago I saw, and loved, the tv-series with Anthony Andrews as the Scarlet Pimpernel and Jane Seymour as Marguerite St. Just. It...
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Jul 1, 20232 min
June Wrap-up
June has gone and we are already going into July. I have been away on a trip for 12 days, but did manage to read four books. June was...
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Jul 1, 20232 min
Paris in July, 2023
It is this time of the year again, the much anticipated meeting point of Paris in July. Hosted by Tamara @Thyme-for-Tea during the last...
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Jun 29, 20232 min
Love in a Time of Hate: Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 by Florian Illies
Original title: Liebe in Zeiten des Hasses. Chronik eines Gefühls 1929-39 I have just recently heard of Florian Illies, a German writer...
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Jun 6, 20233 min
The Man Without Shelter by Indrajit Garai
In November 2022, I reviewed The Bridge of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai. I have received a copy of another of his books, The Man...
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Jun 2, 20233 min
May Wrap-up and June prospects
May has come to an end and it is time to take a look at what happened on my blog and with my reading. Let's start with the blog. I posted...
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May 26, 20232 min
The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier
DDM Reading Week 8-15 May, 2023, hosted by heavenali is over, but I have just recently finished the last book I wanted to read, The Glass...
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May 14, 20232 min
The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier
DDM Reading Week 8-15 May, 2023, hosted by heavenali is in full swing. Liz Dexter at Adventures in reading, running and working from home...
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May 11, 20233 min
The King's General by Daphne du Maurier
It is time for DDM Reading Week 8-15 May, 2023, hosted by heavenali. It came at the right time for me since I have decided to read...
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May 2, 20232 min
Visiting a second hand shop and coming back with 17 books
Well, these things happens. I had collected some clothes from my wardrobe to give to a second hand shop. While there, and since you get a...
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May 1, 20233 min
April Wrap-up
Somehow April seemed to be a long month. Maybe because I did quite a lot of things during the month. I think I also read more books in a...
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