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Fenixbird SandS
Jan 23, 2008
Fenixbird SandS rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: cultural-awareness, fiction
Read in February, 2008
recommended to Fenixbird by: NY Times Book Review
recommends it for: All Great "self talk" Vivid settings
This is wonderful...She (Kate Brown) is 1/4 Portugese married to a lovely Englishman for many years & now at age 45 finds herself suddenly called into active duty as a bona fide Portugese translator...and into a new lifestyle....At Chapter 2 she is embarking on travel to Istanbul, Turkey....I am already amazed at the clever opportunities that this author uses!

On the cover of my 1968 printed paperback I found and bought from Bookmans, also The Golden Notebook is also being promoted! I...more
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recommended to Fenixbird by: NY Times Nobel Prize Review
loved this book. Found used hardcover! This is wonderful...She (Kate Brown) is 1/4 Portugese married to a lovely Englishman for many years & now at age 45 finds herself suddenly called into active duty as a bona fide Portugese translator...and into a new lifestyle....At Chapter 2 she is embarking on travel to Istanbul, Turkey....I am already amazed at the clever opportunities that this author uses!

On the cover of my 1968 printed paperback I found and bought from Bookmans, also The Gold...more
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