Longbourn by Jo Baker Historical Fiction 352 pages Published 2013 From Goodreads: • Pride and Prejudice was only half the story • If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she’d most likely be a sight more careful with them. In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride … Continue reading Book Review- Longbourn
Pride & Prejudice
Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
I like movies. I like music. So it stands to reason that I like movie music, and indeed I do! Film soundtracks are the musical genre I listen to the most, but there are certain ones that I listen to more often than others. So in no particular order, here are my top five favorite … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
Jane Austen and the Women Who Look at Men
“I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." "Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men … Continue reading Jane Austen and the Women Who Look at Men
Sunday Sum-Up
This was an eventful week, in which I found myself renting cars in foreign countries, accidentally attending a big band concert, finally getting my hair cut after letting it grow for a year, and running in circles at work, all while trying not to melt while I read a new favorite and re-read an old … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
So this week was up and down. It marked my last pottery class. We spent most of our time glazing or otherwise decorating our pots and cups in between playing with a cute dog (one of the students brought her dog because her neighbors were going nuts with the fireworks, and the poor pup was … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book to Movie II: Revenge of the Classics
I was initially going to make one big post about my favorite movies based on books, but then I realized it was going to be a reaaaalllly long post, so I'm breaking it up into parts. Here in part two, I'm going to talk about the films I love that are based on classic novels. … Continue reading Book to Movie II: Revenge of the Classics
Traveling in Books 