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Dahl interrupted
Some of you will remember our Roald Dahl mission, in which we set out to read all of his kids’ stories in a more-or-less row, including the autobiographies. We loved Boy, which revealed the dramatic highs and lows of Dahl’s … Continue reading
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Gnomes, hunters and a sleepy kleintje
N’s opa — my father — visited recently, and after he’d spent a week with us and gone again, she asked for a Dutch book given to her a few years ago by my uncle. Now, the “oom” and the … Continue reading
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Things runnin’ wild an’ catchin’ hold of each other
Right now my daughter and I are reading The Secret Garden, and I’m sure I’m enjoying it as much as she is. It’s a big, hardcover copy, with gorgeous illustrations by Inga Moore – which means the book swells to … Continue reading
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Open here and start
I recently rediscovered a pile of old stories and drawings I’d made when I was about the age my daughter is now. She, too, loves to make “books,” and whenever we end up in a conversation with someone about the … Continue reading
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On memoir: "As if I were a dead man in another world…."
For a mish-mash of reasons, lately I’ve been reading Charles Darwin’s Autobiographies, which he never intended for public view, but rather for his family. It’s a slim little book, full of asides that give wonderful insight into his character — … Continue reading
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Strength, tenacity, and the stranger you know
Last night we did a talk about The Occupied Garden. Our middle sister, Heidi, came along with us. A lot of people say she looks strikingly like Oma in this particular picture. Had she lived, Oma would have celebrated her … Continue reading
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