Monthly Archives: February 2009
Book Review ~ Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Summary ~ Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay ~ From Publishers Weekly Starred Review.De Rosnay’s U.S. debut fictionalizes the 1942 Paris roundups and deportations, in which thousands of Jewish families were arrested, held at the Vélodrome d’Hiver outside the city, … Continue reading
Book Review ~ Final Theory by Mark Alpert
Summary ~ Final Theory by Mark Alpert Columbia University professor David Swift is called to the hospital to comfort his mentor, a physicist who’s been brutally attacked. With his last words, the dying man gives his former pupil a seemingly … Continue reading
Sunday Salon ~ February 22nd, 2009
Since my Sunday Salon post last weekend I started reading Mark Alpert’s Final Theory. I had purchased this book at the PX last year when it was first released based on the premise of the story. A thriller centered around … Continue reading
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Book Review ~ The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee
Summary ~ The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee ~ In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is … Continue reading
Sunday Salon ~ Fuzzy
We have about 86 days until we move from Okinawa to the D.C. area. It’s overwhelming, all I can think about and as it seems from the last post, last weekend, all I can inconsistently blog about. I haven’t picked … Continue reading
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Sunday Salon ~ February 8th, 2009
Just over three months. That’s how much time we possibly have left in Okinawa before moving back to our hometown area of D.C. It’s been a whirlwind of a stay here. We arrived on this tiny sub-tropical island in May … Continue reading
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Checking In
Well, I didn’t realize until a moment ago that it has been over a week since my last post. Sorry about that. I don’t know where the time goes and can’t quite wrap my mind around the fact that February … Continue reading
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