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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 03 2017 : 3:45:52 PM
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On my Kindle, I'm reading Underground in Berlin by Marie Jalowicz Simon. After that is John Steinbeck's East of Eden (at my brother's urging).
Below is my physical books to-be-read shelf. Other than Barnheart by Jenna Woginrich - which is one of my favorite books of all time so I finally bought a physical copy - and Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" - which I've read a million times and will love forever - I've got a lot to read!
Farmgirl Sister #127
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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MailLady
Farmgirl in Training
49 Posts
USA
49 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2017 : 4:21:39 PM
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I love all the Jewish books you have. I am now reading "Lift and Separate" a novel written by a Jewish friend :).
Here is one of my book cabinets. Excuse the mess, I was going through to donate to the library sale :).
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2017 : 9:01:05 PM
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I tend to buy a lot of books for my grand kids and great-grand kids. Not sure what took me so long. I finally ordered children's books (3 of them) written and illustrated by our own Marilyn Robinson Godfrey aka TexasGran. The books arrived Monday. I have read them thru twice. They are adorable books for I think infant through pre-k. My husband enjoyed them so much. He has offered to buy a set for each of our great-grands. (We have 5) Our grands are really great about reading to their kids from the time they are born. Yay! I will just let him do that! I purchased them through Amazon. So, check them out.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2017 : 08:29:26 AM
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Oh, my gosh. I looked up "Lift and Separate" and I HAVE to buy it!! It looks really, really good!!!!
I have a lot of Jewish books because I'm a recent convert to Judaism and can't read enough about my new path.
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Originally posted by MailLady
I love all the Jewish books you have. I am now reading "Lift and Separate" a novel written by a Jewish friend :).
Here is one of my book cabinets. Excuse the mess, I was going through to donate to the library sale :).
Christine #7397
Farmgirl Sister #127
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2017 : 03:53:04 AM
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Brides of Montclair series by Jane Pearl, starting # 6 today.
Rae
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3957 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3957 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2017 : 08:50:02 AM
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I am reading The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi. It is a coming of age story about a girl in Richmond, VA during the Civil Ware who gathers silk dresses to make a reconnaissance balloon for the South.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
582 Posts |
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
1425 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
1425 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2017 : 9:56:17 PM
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On a snowy night by Debbie Macomber
Farmgirl sister#4072 |
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2018 : 07:47:39 AM
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I loved "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". Just finished "My Life on the Road" by Gloria Steinem, must say it was not what I expected. I thought it would be dry and dull, but it was an informative, eye-opener in some instances. I started school in 1958 and finished in 1970, so I grew up with all of what she wrote about, but it was on the edge of my consciousness, I was busy doing what was expected of me. I do credit the Feminist Movement and the Civil Rights Movement for opening job opportunities for me. I left a $7.25 per hour typist job for a $9.25 industrial job, with the same company and was making $23.00 an hour when I took severance 20 years later. Not bad for a GED diploma and being a girl.
Find something to smile about every day. Farmgirl # 714, |
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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl
1252 Posts
Lenora
Fulks Run
VA
USA
1252 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2018 : 5:08:49 PM
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Just finished The Sisters of Glass Ferry
Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2017
http://firecatinc.wordpress.com |
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 10:35:51 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm new to this chat thread, but I wanted to get in on it for a couple of reasons. #1 - I LOVE books! Reading is a true passion for me. I usually have several books going at once. Right now I'm reading A Hundred Kisses by Jean M. Grant, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930 by Margaret Lynch-Brennan. That last one is part of my #2 reason for posting here. I'm reading it as part of my research for the sequel to the novel I just had published by BWL Publishing, Inc. My novel, Kelegeen, was released on March 1, 2018. It is set in Ireland during the Pototo Famine and is available on Amazon, B&N and several other digital and app outlets. You will also see an advertisement for it in the next issue of MaryJane's Farm. I'm really excited to see it advertised in the magazine.
I had to use a pen name (Eileen O'Finlan) because there is another author of historical fiction who has the same name as me (Eileen Charbonneau) and who is published by the same publishing company. So to avoid confusion I use a pen name. The "other" Eileen is a fabulous author and I highly recommend her books. Her most recent are the first two in her Code Talker Chronicles, I'll Be Seeing You and Watch Over Me. In fact, Watch Over Me just won a Chanticleer award.
Eileen
https://www.eileenofinlan.com/ |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 1:32:01 PM
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I enjoyed the book, The Mushroom Hunters, a non-fiction about the mushroom industry in the Pacific Northwest and the "camps" that are in the forests with workers from China. It chronicles the good, bad and the ugly about hunting mushrooms. I can't remember the author. It was published a few years ago but was an excellent read and opened my eyes to yet more hidden facts about our food procurement for restaurants and wild food foragers. And I thought huckleberry picking was territorial, whew!!! Crazy stuff.
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 1:49:21 PM
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Some more books I really enjoyed are Tree: A Life Story by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady. This gives science facts about trees and their amazing chemical capacities. The movie Avatar uses some of the science in their tree and plant scenarios. I started talking to the trees and bushes again after reading this book. (Their aura, my aura, chemical and energy frequency stuff) Studies having plants in one room down the hall showed measurable reactions of plants in another room when harm on the down the hall plants was done. Chemicals travel in the roots to other trees and bushes to even species not related to warn of harm or insect damage across considerable distance. It is really an interesting read. Another book is The Thing with Feathers by Noah Strycker. This highlights birds and the connection with humanity. Again lots of fun facts! The bird photo are Cedar Waxwings. Enjoy! Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9436 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9436 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2018 : 5:57:06 PM
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I have been reading a wonderful book by Gillian Gill called "We Two'. It is about Victoria and Albert and their life together. It is very good and well researched.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
FGOTM~7/2013
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl
1857 Posts
Marlene
Swisher
IA
USA
1857 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2018 : 2:45:38 PM
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the masterpiece by Francine rivers. good.
Farmgirl friends are fun. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2018 : 4:02:14 PM
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Eileen, I just finished reading your novel "Kelegeen". Of course, I had always heard of the potato famine. Your story just broke my heart! How did I not know how devastating this was and how strong these people were through it all. Your writing technique made me feel like I was living through this with the families. I can't wait for your sequel! Thank you for an excellent read!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2018 : 7:32:24 PM
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Judith, thank so much for your kind words about Kelegeen. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Your comments are typical of what I'm hearing from so many. People are vaugley aware of the Irish Potato Famine, but not in any real depth (except for the Irish themselves, of course) and are amazed to learn just how devastating it really was. I am working on the research for the sequel now. The research on the Irish immigrant experience is fascinating. One surprising aspect is how closely it resembles that of today's immigrants from South American countries. History indeed repeats itself.
Eileen
https://www.eileenofinlan.com/ |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2018 : 8:40:05 PM
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Oh wow Eileen, I will have to get your novel. I have Irish roots on my mother's side. My 2nd great grandparents migrated to the US separately and first met each other during that time in NYC, married in 1853 and settled in Kansas. To read your novel would be like seeing their time in person I would presume. Thanks for letting us know about your book.
TW
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl
1252 Posts
Lenora
Fulks Run
VA
USA
1252 Posts |
Posted - May 06 2018 : 4:08:57 PM
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I'm reading "My Grandmother Told Me To Say She's Sorry", cute so far.
Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2017
http://firecatinc.wordpress.com |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2018 : 03:10:58 AM
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Just finished A Breath of Hope by Lauraine Snelling, enjoyed it!!
Rae
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2018 : 08:26:34 AM
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TW, yes, if your ancestors arrived here from Ireland anytime during or shortly after the famine years (1845-1851) they definitely endured the type of ordeal represented in Kelegeen. Reading it might be a window into what their lives were like and what drove them to leave Ireland in search of a better life. The Irish who endured that famine were resourceful, resilient, faith-filled people who lived very close to the land. My Irish ancestors came to this country during the famine and I am proud to have come from their stock!
Eileen
https://www.eileenofinlan.com/ |
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2018 : 08:34:32 AM
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Judith, thank you so much for your great review of Kelegeen on Amazon. Please folks - if you read a book you really like and you have an Amazon account, do consider posting a review. It doesn't have to be long, just a sentence or two will do. These reviews are especially important for authors, particularly new authors who are trying to get their work known to the public. Each book needs a minimum of 12 reviews to be placed in Amazon's Reader Recommendations program which really helps to boost reader awareness of the book. Reviews on other sites such as Goodreads, Barnesandnoble.com, Kobo, Smashwords, etc. are welcome, too, but Amazon is the biggest player in the market right now so that's the most important one for authors. One caveat - if you know the author personally, do not mention that in your review or Amazon will not allow your review to be posted. On behalf of all authors everywhere - thank you for helping us every time you post a review!
Eileen
https://www.eileenofinlan.com/ |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2018 : 6:07:52 PM
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I am so excited. My book order of Kelegeen came in today. Thanks Eileen, I am like you very proud of my ancestors. I grew up knowing nothing because Mom just didn't care about that stuff. Started an account at Ancestory and discover although I knew we were of Irish roots didn't know how much. I have roots on both sides of my mother's side. Both set of her greats were born in Ireland. My father's side came here in the 1600s and fought in the Revolutionary War. I personally find Ancestory facinating. I also found out my BFF are I think 5th cousins.
Well my plans for the weekend are set, a pot of tea and a good book.
TW
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2018 : 6:25:31 PM
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Let me test my Gaelic. Is the main charactor's name pronounced "Shovan"? (Siobhan)
TW
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
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