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Summer 2023 Reads Part III
Donna Marie West’s The Mud Man is a masterclass in suspension of disbelief. The premise certainly intrigued me—a Neolithic man, frozen for millennia in a mud cocoon, emerges ALIVE in the 21st century, but I was dubious that West could deliver. However, she does. Page by page, she weaves extensive research, relatable characters, precisely-paced plotting, and a detailed…
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The Joys of Kayaking, Wild Pony Races, and a Writing Frenzy
Tomorrow we will pull out of our camping spot at Kenosee. How I will miss 107 (apart from the sharpness of the elevation and stones). Yesterday I went for my first ever solo kayak—ninety glorious minutes of having placid Little Kenosee all to myself. I opened my Libby app and listened to Hidden Figures by Margot Lee…
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Summer 2023 Reads Part II
I’m well-ahead of the game in my 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge goal of 50 books. (Last year I had an epic fail at getting anywhere close to 65!) Here we go . . . Germy Johnson’s Piano War is my second voyage with Jeremy “Germy” Johnson. Bravo, Alison Lohans for capturing so brilliantly this Middle Grade…
Maureen Ulrich 