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Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carré

Posted on July 16, 2021 by bseat

Somehow I missed this book by John Le Carré when it came out in 2010! I imagine I was waiting for the price to go down or for it to show up in my library queue. Whatever the reason it … Continue reading →

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The Searcher by Tana French

Posted on July 9, 2021 by bseat

Tana French is one of my favorite authors. Every book is a joy to read with new and different mysteries, new characters that are interesting and complicated and great writing that just draws you in and doesn’t let go until … Continue reading →

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The Plot by Jean Hanf Korelitz (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 66)

Posted on July 2, 2021 by bseat

Jean Hanf Kroelitz wrote You Should Have Known, which became a TV series called The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. That book and the TV show were unique, and powerful and I was impressed by Korelitz’s writing and character … Continue reading →

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The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 65)

Posted on June 25, 2021 by bseat

Anthony Peardow began collecting last things after his fiancée died unexpectedly. On that very day he also lost the keepsake she had given him. Bereft and alone, he began noticing things that people lost on the sidewalk, or in the … Continue reading →

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 64)

Posted on June 18, 2021 by bseat

Sometimes, during hard times it is helpful to be reminded that there have been other hard times in our past, some that were even more tragic or more difficult than the ones we are currently going through. In The Four … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 63)

Posted on June 11, 2021 by bseat

Mary Jekyl is strangely unaffected when her guardian dies. When her parents died when she was a child, she was left in the care of her guardian  for whom she felt very little affection. Now in her twenties, with her … Continue reading →

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The Last Flight by Julie Clark (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 62)

Posted on June 4, 2021 by bseat

Claire is running away from her perfect life. Married to man from a rich and famous family with his own political aspirations, Claire knows the importance of looking perfect all the time. But behind the scenes, her husband is controlling, … Continue reading →

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Is that a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos and One Hundred Frogs by Hiroaki Sato (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 61)

Posted on May 28, 2021 by bseat

As a translator I am fascinated by how words, phrases and texts morph from one language to another. For example there is a famous haiku poem by the Japanese poet Basho about a pond, a frog, and the noise of … Continue reading →

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The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 60)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by bseat

Spooky, ethereal, and unsettling are the words that come to mind about this book, but strangely this is not a syfi, fantasy or a horror novel, instead it is firmly based in reality. In the 1900’s three men stationed on … Continue reading →

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The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 58)

Posted on May 7, 2021 by bseat

Anthony Marra is truly gift writer. His Constellation of Vital Phenomenon is on my, “All Time Best Books I Ever Read” list. I don’t actually physically keep such a list, but if I did it would be one of the … Continue reading →

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