My friend Jo
My dear friend Jo (Josette Burbage) passed away on October 15, 2024. She would have been 94 on December 5th. I'll miss her. She spent...
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kelliebooksblog
Oct 212 min read
Beatrix Potter Book Repair
One day this past Spring, Julia gave me the glorious news of my approaching grandmother-hood, thus inspiring me to repair the crayoned,...
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kelliebooksblog
Oct 201 min read
Amma's Before-Baby To Do List
I, Kellie, soon to be known as Amma , hereby declare that before the birth of my first grandchild in November 2024, I will publish all my...
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kelliebooksblog
Oct 201 min read
Through the Pages by Kellie Bourque
2024, Self-published at lulu.com Hello readers, I've been silent for several months, but I did finally publish the book I wrote about my...
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kelliebooksblog
Aug 223 min read
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 291 min read
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 281 min read
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 173 min read
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 111 min read
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 41 min read
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 271 min read
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 142 min read
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 141 min read
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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Jun 62 min read
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 301 min read
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 231 min read
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 161 min read
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 91 min read
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 21 min read
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 251 min read
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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