…in March. Since I haven't finished a single book in February (at least that's what it feels like). And don't even get me started on my fall reading list. However, January was quite a successful reading month, not least because I got sick and had to R&R for a few days, which gave me ample
Taking a conscious break from thesis work to focus on other projects that I had to neglect because of my thesis deadline, January was great for recreational reading as well. I didn’t finish that many books, but some big ones. I also finished my first month of using the audiobook app Storytel, which brought me
They had to wait for Elena to take her place, to turn to face the exit, to straighten her body as much as Herself would allow, to align it with the coffin where Rita lay, to take a breath, and then, with her right hand, the one that responded better, to grab that handle, the
It is easy to mourn the live we aren’t living. Easy to wish we’d developed other talents, said yes to different offers. Easy to wish we’d worked harder, loved better, handled our finances more astutely, been more popular […]. But it is not the lives we regret not living that are the real problem. It
Lilia decided to leave a record for Katherine and Iola. No, she wasn’t thinking of Molly’s accusation. Lilia had no interest in acquitting herself of unfounded charges. But Katherine and Iola deserved something more than confusion. They couldn’t just have stories from Molly. Spoiler (also: general SPOILER ALERT): Katherine and Iola (Lilia’s granddaughter and great-granddaughter)