Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Nevermore: Four Seasons in Rome, Sometimes Paradise, Greatest Generation

 


Reported by Rita 

Four seasons in Rome: on Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr

Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon and befriended numerous locals.

Beautifully written. It was delightful.   - DC   5 stars

 


A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family by Mark E. Miller

A moving personal journey into the rugged beauty and hardscrabble challenges of Wyoming ranch life that shaped Mark Miller as a boy and then as a young man.

This book was sweet and very descriptive. Loved it!    - CD   5 stars

 


The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw

Presents personal narratives from the generation of Americans who were born in the 1920s, came of age during the Depression, fought in World War II, and came home to build a new America during the postwar era.

It was very enlightening but not as enjoyable as Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow   - NH    3 stars   

 

Other Books Mentioned

 

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

At the Coalface: The Memoir of a Pit Nurse by Joan Hart

Troy: the Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry

Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow by Tom Brokaw

Crying in H Mart: a Memoir by Michelle Zauner

Saints and Villains: a Novel by Denise Giardina

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery by Diane K. Boyd

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog by Amy Newmark

From Everlasting to Everlasting by Sophie Freeman

The Enemy Inside: a Paul Madriani Novel by Steve Martini

The Third Girl by Nell Goddin

The Last Good Day of the Year by Jessica Warman

 

New Books

 

Blood Ties: a Novel by Jo Nesbø

Everything Must Go: the Stories We Tell About the End of the World by Dorian Lynskey

Black Woods, Blue Sky: a Novel by Eowyn Ivey

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badawi

Why Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara

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