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Nina's sister, Anne-Marie, dies. How can Nina go on? She tries doing everything for everyone and exhausts herself. Nina decides to honor her sister by doing something both she and her sister loved to do; she decides to read and review a book a day for a year. Most of the reading takes place in an old purple chair. And the result is this little book, a nice account of Nina's year of reading and reflecting.
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Some parts of this book were a little slow, but I can't give it below 4 stars because I found it inspiring. It made me think of my own life, my own family and the roles books have played in it and how they will in the future. It inspired me to give them a more dominant space in my life and to step away from the ever encroaching technology. A great book for true bibilophiles.
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