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Hello, please let me know if you were notified of this post. I published a post entitled "Baby Vs Blog" a few days ago, but it seems no...

Where has the time gone? Months ago, I over-optimistically promised I'd post several books before transforming into Gramma. But it...

My dear friend Jo (Josette Burbage) passed away on October 15, 2024. She would have been 94 on December 5th. I'll miss her. She spent...

One day this past Spring, Julia gave me the glorious news of my approaching grandmother-hood, thus inspiring me to repair the crayoned,...

I, Kellie, soon to be known as Amma , hereby declare that before the birth of my first grandchild in November 2024, I will publish all my...

2024, Self-published at lulu.com Hello readers, I've been silent for several months, but I did finally publish the book I wrote about my...

First published in the UK, 2012, under the title French Children Don't Throw Food I'm soon to be a grandmother! Recently my daughter soon...

Did you hear Céline Dion sing on the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? I've been listening to this...

2000, Faber and Faber Although this book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, and its author has won several prizes including...

1919, The McCall Company I love this book about being a woman, expressed by main character Marise through her inner thoughts on...

2009, Vintage This first book by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker won the 2010 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. I don't have much...

1982, Penguin We read this book for bookclub. Luckily, in spite of jetlag, Yvonne had just finished it before our meeting and could...

2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...

Recently, Hubert and I went to a concert. At the end, pianist, Dimitry Sin, played an encore of ethereal beauty. I had to find out what...

Le Jeune Homme 2022, Editions Gallimard In this very slim volume, Nobel Prize winning French author Annie Ernaux recounts her...

2002, Vintage Today in Normandy, France, the 80th anniversary World War II D-Day Landings commemoration ceremonies are taking place as I...

2021, Les Arènes Sexe et Mensonges (French title) SUMMARY: Interviews with women from different walks of life in Morocco about their sex...

2021, Editions Denoël Leçons d'un siècle de vie (French title) SUMMARY: French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin recounts lessons...

2022, Les Arènes Edited by David Teboul original title Simone et ses soeurs (Simone and her sisters, not available in English) SUMMARY:...