Does anyone have the (or a) recipe for "peas with sugar and breadcrumbs"? My book club is intrigued.Does anyone have the (or a) recipe for "peas with sugar and breadcrumbs"? My book club is intrigued....more
Not riveting, but spiritually refreshing with an invaluable dose of perspective.
In the Epilogue, some of the descriptions of the world this POW came bNot riveting, but spiritually refreshing with an invaluable dose of perspective.
In the Epilogue, some of the descriptions of the world this POW came back to in the late 1940s are discouragingly familiar right now. A sad reflection of how humanity often needs the worst crises to meet its best potential....more
I enjoyed this. Read it over the weekend, which is unusual for me, and I actually wished there were more to it -- that Lawson had developed some of thI enjoyed this. Read it over the weekend, which is unusual for me, and I actually wished there were more to it -- that Lawson had developed some of the story lines a little further....more
Still looking for a novel I loved as a child. I don’t think this is the one, but it is typical of the library books I enjoyed so much as a child and iStill looking for a novel I loved as a child. I don’t think this is the one, but it is typical of the library books I enjoyed so much as a child and it’s quite possible l read this one. Maybe I’ll keep looking....more
I was trying to find a book I loved as a kid, and this is OK, but I don't think this is it. However, I might have found a reference to what I was lookI was trying to find a book I loved as a kid, and this is OK, but I don't think this is it. However, I might have found a reference to what I was looking for in the reviews here (Caxton's Challenge?)-- the search continues!...more
A good read, and definitely 4 stars if it turns out to be memorable. It took me a little while to get comfortable with the writing, which flipped on mA good read, and definitely 4 stars if it turns out to be memorable. It took me a little while to get comfortable with the writing, which flipped on my editor switch � and one specific example of that arises in Victoria Christopher Murray’s author’s note at the end! But the characters, the story, and the knowledge that a true story lay behind the book quickly overcame that minor distraction. Plus, a personal love, illuminated manuscripts. So something of a treat.
I do recommend reading both authors� notes at the end. They rounded out the book very satisfactorily for me....more
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