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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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The Lost And Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 56)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by bseat

It’s been a long slog through this pandemic. Slowly we are getting vaccinated, and things will start to open up, (although some are doing it too soon) and we will get back to “normal’ whatever that might look like. But … Continue reading →

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Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 54

Posted on April 2, 2021 by bseat

If you are a fan of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, you will be intrigued by this riff on a theme by P. D. James. This is definitely “fan fiction”  and P. D. James’ homage to this literary gem contains … Continue reading →

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A Test Of Wills by Charles Todd (Books To Read During A Pandemic, Part 52)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by bseat

It has been one year, this week, since the beginning of the pandemic. As we look back on what our world was like before the pandemic and what it is now it is easy to focus on wearing masks, not … Continue reading →

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How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang ( Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 51)

Posted on March 12, 2021 by bseat

First they lost the baby and then Ma, and then they lost Ba. Now it is just the two siblings, Lucy and Sam. Still children themselves, they leave the miners camp and try to find a place to bury their … Continue reading →

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The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 50)

Posted on March 5, 2021 by bseat

It is 1601, and Queen Elizabeth is dying. Childless, she has yet to designate an heir and King James VI of Scotland is the leading contender. However, there are suspicions that he is secretly a Catholic and might cause another … Continue reading →

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The Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 48)

Posted on February 19, 2021 by bseat

Are science and faith incompatible? That is the underlying question in Gyasi’s novel The Transcendent Kingdom, but she explores it as if using a kaleidoscope, twisting the picture so that new images and understandings emerge and we can see things … Continue reading →

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