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Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2021, audiobook, books, culture and society, feminist, historical, literature, romance, social issues, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

The Age Of Innocence, almost a social commentary of the 1920s, starts off well, but grew tiresome and stretched towards the end.

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Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, macmillan, war, women | Comments Off on Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Title : The NightingaleAuthor : Kristin HannahGenre : HistoricalPublisher : Macmillan AudioNarrator : Polly StoneListening Length : 17 hours 19 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Narrator: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristin Hannah’s Nightingale is about 2 French sisters in World War II. When Hitler invades France, Vianne Mauriac the elder sister is living happily with husband Antoine and daughter Sophy in […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #115

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Wordless Wednesdays #114

By amodini Posted in 2021, historical, images, india, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #114
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Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #113

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Wordless Wednesdays #112

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Wordless Wednesdays #111

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Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

By amodini Posted in 2015, 2021, 3_star_rating, books, culture and society, historical, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

Title : Circling The Son Author : Paula McLain Genre : Historical Publisher : Ballantine Pages : 400 Rating : 2.5/5 Beryl Clutterbuck is a rancher’s daughter in 1920s Kenya. Brought up by her father, after her mother, sick of the hard-scrabble life of the farm, ups and leaves with her younger brother, Beryl grows […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #109

By amodini Posted in 2020, historical, images, india, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #109
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