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In late autumn 1630, Li Bing prepares to depart for Beijing to write the metropolitan examinations. Before he goes, he learns more about his heritage from his maternal grandfather and hopes to marry his childhood sweetheart Xiaoyun. However, political intrigue between his father and hers has the potential to derail ... more >
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Dear Aster Glenn Gray, I think I have fallen in love with your voice. Your writing is, as our sometime commenter Cleo has said, deceptively simple. I start out each of your works thinking it will be uncomplicated, but as I keep reading I realize that there are layers there, ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / Diary / England / family relationships / First-Person / fish-out-of-water / marriage / Portugal3 Comments
This is the diary of an English girl who falls in love with an eligible young Portuguese, Afonso. The bride recounts, vividly and hilariously, her and her Mother’s plans for an English country wedding, how they dealt with Uncle George (The Head Of The Family), and their success in making ... more >
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Marin’s Book Passage files federal suit over autograph law – A California bookstore known for myriad author events and multiple locations has filed suit over the California law aimed at selling autographed items. The statute used to be specifically focused on regulating the sale of sports memorabilia, but was recently expanded ... more >
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ROALD DAHL TURNS A HUNDRED – So yesterday would have been Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday, and his estate has supervised publication of a collection of letters between Dahl and his mother. Despite – or perhaps because of – the almost loving perversity of his storytelling, Dahl’s work continues to appeal to ... more >
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History Forgot This Rogue Aristocrat Who Discovered Dinosaurs and Died Penniless – Interesting chronicle of the life and career of Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvas, a self-taught scientist who also led a very adventurous life, even working as a spy for the Austro-Hungarian empire. It is unclear why he has only recently ... more >