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Marjorie said:
"This is a nonlinear reading experience in which we are introduced to a tolstoyian cast of characters, mostly Belonging to a family of Jews living in Istanbul, whose lives play out against the backdrop of the 20th century. While I am far from an exper...more
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Marjorie said:
"I've just started to read this book. A friend gave it to me, as she heard my review of Garden of Beasts and thought I'd appreciate this memoir. I am really enjoying it...it's written by an historian about his family, who lived in Germany since well b...more
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"Julia Ward Howe 1819 - 1910" by Laura Richards and Maud Howe Elliott is a biography of a woman who was in many ways the moral cornerstone of the United States throughout her life. She was a poet, and a social activist fighting for the abolitionis...
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| This book gets started slowly but picks up speed and power. The characters (who are real people, actually) are brought to life beautifully. It's a story about friendship, love, generosity of spirit, set against a background of environmental and corpo...more | |
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"Thought this book was terrific. Did not think Moses was terrific but admired his passion."
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