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I'm currently reading Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam. It's rich as heavy cream, this novel. And who doesn't appreciate a tragic love story?
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The female was motionless except when it swished its wings gently to disperse the odour that had gradually flooded the two houses with the faint electricity of a yearning inexpressible in any other way, undetected by the humans but pulling the nineteen males towards its source slowly at first and then hand over hand a yard at a time as they learned to distinguish truth from lie and arrived to drape the entire cage in reverberating velvet.
I always like to read a classic—one I haven't read yet—during the Summer, and even though the following reveals me as possibly the biggest loser ever, I will tell you that this year it is Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
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On the writing front, I just received a most welcome call from an agent who has asked to see the other half of my short story collection. Not surprisingly, I have some polishing to do. Okay, make that a lot of polishing to do. But that will have to wait until later because it is, after all, the girls' first official day of summer vacation, and I've promised to pack a picnic and take them to the park.
3 comments:
congrats on the agent call :)
To Kill a Mockingbird, is a beautiful book. Happy reading.
And now I am curious about this Map for Lost Lovers. Thanks for sharing.
It's like you read my mind--or my blog--sometimes. I put a shout out for some summer reading over there, and you answered. I picked up Map for Lost Lovers last night because I was craving heavy cream...
Thanks!
I'm halfway through it as we speak. I was reading in bed this morning until the girls finally dragged me into the kitchen and demanded strawberry shortcakes. Ooookay...
Yay Summer!
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