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“In heaven I ask nothing but a house full of books and a garden full of flowers.” ~Confucius (551–479 BC).
“Fiori Rossi” (Red Flowers) by Artist Maria Beltrami, Italy (mariolinabeltrami@libero.it)
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“In heaven I ask nothing but a house full of books and a garden full of flowers.” ~Confucius (551–479 BC).
“Fiori Rossi” (Red Flowers) by Artist Maria Beltrami, Italy (mariolinabeltrami@libero.it)
pickA sleep-deprived mother of two young girls and a baby, and an oblivious husband take in a lodger. She soon become suspicious of the lodger but between the chaotic household routine and her exhaustion, are all the sinister going-ons part of her imagination? Good plotting and great atmosphere, it also portrays the challenge of motherhood in the 1950s with a little humour. The tension and suspense mounts slowly, the writing rambles a bit, 👇
In my current read, Louise is a young housewife with two young daughters and a baby who cries every night, leaving her awake to nurse her baby intermittently. Already lack of sleep for weeks, she is overwhelmed by domestic chaos, prying and complaining neighbours, and a growing suspicion of her new lodger. She cannot differentiate between dream and reality and things turn serious when she ‘keeps losing her baby‘.
#MayMovieMagic #whereismymind
“..But falling in love is always a pretty crazy thing. It might appear out of the blue and just grab you. Who knows — maybe even tomorrow.”
#MayMovieMagic #tomorrowneverknows if love will come knocking on its door.
In a chamber at the heart of the castle‘s tower, the queen finds a beautiful princess fast asleep..but things take an unexpected turn when the queen kisses her.
I like new takes in fairy tales.
#BeatleMaynia #goldenslumbers
pickThis police procedural will have you wanting to finish it in one sitting. Det. Kusanagi, his partner, and physicist Yukawa dubbed ‘Det. Galileo‘ once again work together to solve a crime. The plot is simple, the crime is brilliant..an almost perfect crime. From earlier on, we are led to suspect a character, but that doesn‘t take away the suspense and will still keep us hooked on. An absorbing ‘howdunnit‘. I liked this better than the first book.👍
This second book in the ‘Detective Galileo‘ series is so good!
If you‘ve enjoyed the first one, The Devotion Of Suspect X, you‘ll enjoy this as well, or even more. I am finding it hard to put the book down!
#currentlyreading
#shakespearereadalong
Even in the fairy world, there‘s battle between the sexes! No short of insults between these two.
I‘m also loving the fairies and the fairy world. 🧚♀️ 🧚♂️.
pickI liked how the book was set up, alternating between the present and letters written by Ingrid. An intriguing story about love, motherhood, hope, and regret. The story is engaging, especially as insight of the marriage is revealed, and there are parts which are beautiful. I‘m in the minority here.. didn‘t love it as I thought I would. 🤷♀️
In my #currentread Flora is #hookedonafeeling - or perhaps clinging to hope, that their mother, who has disappeared years ago, is still alive.
My first Claire Fuller.
#MayMovieMagic
Paul McCartney said the song was symbolic of “the black people‘s struggles in the southern states”.
#BeatleMaynia #Blackbird
pickI‘ve been fascinated by the Bronte sisters, after reading some of their novels. This book is a very readable biography of the sisters, told in clear prose and included some archived pictures. It captures pretty well the life and times of the Bronte family. However I find it not detailed enough to be deemed as a biography. I‘m not in favour of the author including a summary of each novel written by the sisters in here. It acts as a spoiler. 👇
Emma Bovary had a great desire for a more sophisticated and passionate life, often falling into boredom. She was unsatisfied with her dull marriage and life in the country. She was just waiting and hoping something exciting to happen to her and save her from her mundane life.
#MayMovieMagic #SaveMe
“Day‘s fondest moments are at dawn -
Refreshed by his long sleep, the Light
Kisses the languid lips of Night -“
Love it! 🧡
#poetrymatters #dawn
Ha! Interesting oddity of literary history.
#currentlyreading
Not that there‘s anything wrong with wearing purple and pair with a red hat, but this fun poem celebrates growing old with freedom - wear what we like, and wallow in our eccentricities.
I hope #WhenIm64 and beyond, I‘ll remember not to take things too seriously and laugh at myself. 🤞
#BeatleMaynia
In the beginning, Anthony and Gloria have beauty and privilege, and awaiting their potential inheritance. They party with the elite crowd, overspent, and with no determination, no effort to work hard, theirs is a wasted life.
#AMonthOfSongs
#Consequences
#Beautiful
In the beginning, Anthony and Gloria have beauty and privilege, and awaiting their potential inheritance. They party with the elite crowd, overspent, and with no determination, no effort to work hard, theirs is a wasted life.
#AMonthOfSongs
#Consequences
#Beautiful
”You cannot put a Fire out”
You cannot put a Fire out —
A Thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a Fan —
Upon the slowest Night —
You cannot fold a Flood —
And put it in a Drawer —
Because the Winds would find it out —
And tell your Cedar Floor —
By Emily Dickinson.
#poetrymatters #fire
Watercolour painting of Emily Dickinson by Fabrizio Cassetta.
Like middle grade books? A well- done mystery? Intriguing Sci-fi? This book is definitely for you. 12-old Dash‘s family is part of mankind‘s first colony in space. The world‘s best scientists were recruited to bring their families for a 3-year stay. The death of a Dr. Holtz brought Dash on a fearless adventure to uncover the truth.
#MayMovieMagic #SpaceOddity
I‘m featuring this novel #Because it‘s an inspirational read about the lives of four daughters and their respective mothers as they navigate life in America. Great for #ImmigrantSong and Mother‘s Day celebration today.
Happy Mother‘s Day!
#BeatleMaynia
#MayMovieMagic
..”Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind..”
Oh, poor Helena, due to her jealousy towards Hermia, she betrays Hermia‘s confidence in order to try to win back Demetrius's love.
@merelybookish #shakespearereadalong
Plath wrote about her love for her child but the last stanza, though.. 💔
#poetrymatters #child
“I suppose it‘s traditional to go down on one knee at this point, but the pelicans have been busy and you‘re sitting on my handkerchief.”
#MayMovieMagic #ModernLove
I find this article an interesting read. Here‘s the link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/who-is-shakespeare-emilia-b...
pickThis classic is unlike any mystery you can imagine. Three girls and a teacher mysteriously vanished from a girls‘ boarding school field trip. A search and police investigation ensued, and other characters in the story tried to unravel the mystery. More significantly is how they cope with the disappearance, and how the bizarre incident changed the course of their lives forever. The picnic scene is described with beautiful dreamlike narrative. ?
‘The Letters Of Vincent van Gogh‘ , primarily the letters between Vincent and his brother Theo, is the basis of Irving Stone‘s tagged book - a biographical novel on the life of Vincent van Gogh which details his thoughts and beliefs.
#MayMovieMagic #LustForLife
I‘ve gushed about this before, I absolutely loved the film and the tagged book is the novel based on the film. A coming-of-age story about gender, class, and dancing. And how expressing yourself through dance can set you free. Billy's father has signed him up for boxing classes, but Billy likes dancing and eventually starts taking ballet lessons in secret, the only boy in the class.
#AMonthOfSongs #DancingOnMyOwn
Still on my tbr, supposed to be an enjoyable read about Hanry Pulling, a retiree who got a #TicketToRide with his Aunt Augusta who persuaded him to travel across Europe.
#BeatleMaynia
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
#YouNeverCanTell if you believe what they say...when the narrator can‘t be trusted (whether due to self-delusion or downright insane), and makes you question what is being told.
#MayMovieMagic
#ThereWasThisGirl called Matilda Wormwood, a 5-year-old genius with extraordinary powers and who loves to read.
A delightful children‘s read.
#AMonthOfSongs
This is written to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Alan Kurdi, the 3-yr-old Syrian boy who drowned while attempting to reach Greece in 2015. Till today, people continue to attempt this journey. ‘Since Alan‘s death, at least 8,500 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing‘ trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to seek shelter from war and persecution.
#MayMovieMagic #GimmeShelter
A unique story about a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life.
#BeatleMaynia #DayInTheLife
#poetrymatters #beauty
According to Keats, beauty, is a source of endless joy, and ultimately, that‘s what makes the world go round.
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