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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
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March 1, 2023
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May 31, 2023

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Kazen
Jul 09, 2013 rated it liked it
Many "stunt" memoirs are about doing a crazy, unsustainable thing - making every recipe from a huge cookbook, living to the letter of the Bible, going without or making do with.

Nina Sankovitch makes it clear from the beginning that she will not fail. For her reading a book a day for an entire year isn't a trial, but an escape and path to healing after the loss of her sister. By giving herself permission to take a year "off" and simplify her life she finds what she was looking for... and what she
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