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(Non)Fiction Friday: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

by Renée Posted on June 1, 2012

This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I didn’t think I was going to like A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller at first. Subtitled, “What I Learned While Editing My Life,” the book is a loose account of … Continue reading →

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Fiction Fridays: The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler

by Renée Posted on April 27, 2012

This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I have never been disappointed by anything that Ann Tyler has written. I was introduced to her by my pen pal in high school and used to read her books voraciously, as soon as they … Continue reading →

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Fiction Fridays: Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

by Renée Posted on April 20, 2012

This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. I select the books that I listen to on CD based on what is available on the shelf of my local (and regional) libraries. I’m fairly particular about the types of books that I like, … Continue reading →

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Fiction Fridays: The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery

by Renée Posted on April 13, 2012

This post has moved to Renée’s Reads. The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery is a lovely complex novel about a French girl living in New York with her mother, who is a housekeeper at a convent. When her mother dies (presumably … Continue reading →

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Fiction Friday: Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen

by Renée Posted on April 6, 2012

This post has moved to Renee’s Reads. My younger daughter, who is in kindergarten, brought home Thunder Rose (not to be confused with Bruce Springsteen’s classic American ballad Thunder Road) by Jerdine Nolen (illustrated by Kadir Nelson) from her school library. It was … Continue reading →

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Fiction Fridays: The Divide by Nicholas Evans

by Renée Posted on March 30, 2012

This post has moved to Renee’s Reads. I almost didn’t check out this book on CD from my local library because I initially confused the author (Nicholas Evans, who also wrote The Horse Whisperer) with Nicholas Sparks (author of several sweet … Continue reading →

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