Monthly Archives: February 2023

“It’s rather a lot to tell. But I suppose I should start with the parrot.” – A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Posted on February 7, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #4: Books from different countries. Do international waters count? If not, written by an Australian.) This is the second book of the Last Binding Series. If you haven’t read it yet, by all means read the first in … Continue reading →

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“We are women without a voice…We are women out of time and place, without even the language of the country we reside in.” – Women Talking by Miriam Toew

Posted on February 7, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #3: Books from different countries. Set in Bolivia about a Mennonite community written by a Canadian.) This book is a lot. Whatever triggers you have will be triggered. Toew’s novel is based on a real-life series of sexual … Continue reading →

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“Because when women understand chemistry, they begin to understand how things work.” – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Posted on February 7, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #2: Books recommended by friends. Friends, grocery store clerks, Cannonballers, everyone who has ever read it….) Everyone on the planet has probably read this book already. Many of you reviewed it. It took me forever to actually get … Continue reading →

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“He had taken in the country, and in his eyes and his mind it had been changed, marked by his own individuality, and made part of him.” Out of Africa by Isak Denison

Posted on February 7, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #1: Books from different countries. In between a lot of privileged nonsense, it is a love letter to Africa.) After reading Paula McClain’s Circling The Sun last year, I was not finished with the characters. So, I picked … Continue reading →

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