The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
On a day like today, when her mind is in a turmoil, the vastness of the ocean offers solace.
Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton
Remembered is a mother’s farewell to her son. It’s a sister’s regret. A woman’s remembering: her anger, and her heartbreak; her resignation and her resilience.
This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman
Sometimes there is a prescience to novels, as if certain books have their particular time.
The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti
Listen, miracle of the future. You strange possibility, my descendant.
All This By Chance
A poetic family saga that frustrates and then rewards
Georgia: The first of two books of the month.
“It isn’t pretty, but it’s what I want it to be.”
![By Lin Kristensen from New Jersey, USA (Timeless Books) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jillscene.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/timeless_books3.jpg?w=300&h=200&crop=1)
Book of the Month: The Moor’s Account
How strange were the ways of the Castilians—just by saying something was so, they believed that it was.
My book of the month: All The Light We Cannot See
“We read to know we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis
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