Books

Challenge Day 164

164: Left Out: Write about a time when you’ve felt left out or you’ve noticed someone else feeling as if they didn’t belong. For one of my book clubs, we read Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, a memoir of an an Iranian growing up in California in the time frame that I too was

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Challenge Day 27

27. Closed Doors: What’s behind the door? Why is it closed? I just finished listening to “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus and it brilliantly showcased how life sucks for women in areas of profession and personal life. The protagonist is a 1950’s woman who is passionate about chemistry. Society, friends, and the patriarchy try

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The Paris Wife

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain is the January book choice of one book club. I foisted this on my second book club as well. This historical fiction follows Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley from the time they met through their strange divorce. Set in the 1920’s there is plenty of alcohol, jazz,

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