October 2011
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In Review: The French Lieutenant's Woman by John...
The Story: 1867. Charles is visiting the English town of Lyme with his fiance, Ernestina. There he meets Sarah, a supposed ‘fallen woman’ who lost her virtue to a shipwrecked French naval lieutenant. A suitably tragic Victorian romance ensues.  Why It’s Awesome: I’d been looking forward to this one for a long time. I read John Fowles’ The Collector a few years ago...
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I’ve been busy working away on my umpteenth draft for my novel, In the Company of Saints and the manuscript is finally starting to read like a proper book. Wanky as it sounds, I’ve found my narrator’s ‘voice,’ which has made the writing process so much easier.  I took a break to take some pics (it might be going well, but a girl still needs to procrastinate).
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Habits of a Reader
whispering-literature:
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“We are the only animals that tell stories to understand the world we live in.”
– Salman Rushdie  (via hinapansari)
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“The stories that unfold in the space of a writer’s study, the objects chosen to...”
– Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night (via bookoasis)
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I wish I could make a living just by reading. Not...
teachingliteracy: thegirlwhofeelsinfinite
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“He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into...”
– John Green, An Abundance of Katherines (via bookstorecouture)
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“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via breakmenow)
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