Bringing up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
First published in the UK, 2012, under the title French Children Don't Throw Food I'm soon to be a grandmother! Recently my daughter soon...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Céline Dion Paris 2024 Hymne à l'Amour
Did you hear Céline Dion sing on the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? I've been listening to this...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jul 28
- 1 min
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
2000, Faber and Faber Although this book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, and its author has won several prizes including...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jul 17
- 3 min
The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield
1919, The McCall Company I love this book about being a woman, expressed by main character Marise through her inner thoughts on...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jul 11
- 1 min
the Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
2009, Vintage This first book by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker won the 2010 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. I don't have much...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jul 4
- 1 min
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
1982, Penguin We read this book for bookclub. Luckily, in spite of jetlag, Yvonne had just finished it before our meeting and could...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jun 27
- 1 min
The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers
2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jun 14
- 2 min
The Little Boy at the Concert
Recently, Hubert and I went to a concert. At the end, pianist, Dimitry Sin, played an encore of ethereal beauty. I had to find out what...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jun 14
- 1 min
The Young Man by Annie Ernaux
Le Jeune Homme 2022, Editions Gallimard In this very slim volume, Nobel Prize winning French author Annie Ernaux recounts her...
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kelliebooksblog
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Atonement by Ian McEwan
2002, Vintage Today in Normandy, France, the 80th anniversary World War II D-Day Landings commemoration ceremonies are taking place as I...
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kelliebooksblog
- May 30
- 1 min
Petite Series: Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani
2021, Les Arènes Sexe et Mensonges (French title) SUMMARY: Interviews with women from different walks of life in Morocco about their sex...
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kelliebooksblog
- May 23
- 1 min
Petite Series: Lessons from a century of life by Edgar Morin
2021, Editions Denoël Leçons d'un siècle de vie (French title) SUMMARY: French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin recounts lessons...
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kelliebooksblog
- May 16
- 1 min
Petite Series: Mes soeurs et moi, Simone Veil
2022, Les Arènes Edited by David Teboul original title Simone et ses soeurs (Simone and her sisters, not available in English) SUMMARY:...
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kelliebooksblog
- May 9
- 1 min
Petite Series: The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read (*and maybe a few you don't) by Philippa Perry
2023, Cornerstone Press SUMMARY: Clever, easy to read self-help book with tips for navigating life. QUOTABLE: "An existential void feels...
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kelliebooksblog
- May 2
- 1 min
Petite Series: The Night Cleaner by Florence Aubenas
Original title: Le quai de Ouistreham 2010, Editions de l'Olivier SUMMARY: During the 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession,...
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kelliebooksblog
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Petite Series: L'impunité de Hélène Devynck
2022, Editions du Seuil SUMMARY: French version of Fox News sexual harrassment story in the USA (Roger Ailes), but without the firing,...
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kelliebooksblog
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Petite Series: In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani
Original title: Le pays des autres Part 1: War, war, war First published Editions Gallimard, 2020 SUMMARY: Book 2 of the historical...
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kelliebooksblog
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Petite Series: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère
2020, Emmanuel Carrère and P.O.L. éditeur SUMMARY: An adept of yoga, the author starts out on a journey to write a lighthearted book...
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kelliebooksblog
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Petite Series: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
1996, Faber and Faber SUMMARY: Two Hindu "untouchables" Ishvar and Om move from their village to a big city in India and become friends...
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kelliebooksblog
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Petite Series: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont
1994, Pantheon Books SUMMARY: A book about writing by a writer who generously shares her craft and insights, for anyone who wants to...
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