William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies (1954)

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William Golding's The Lord of the Flies (1954) This was the last of my four reads for Dewey's Read-a-Thon, so if you are one of the many people who complain about having had to read The Lord of the Flies in school, just imagine reading it for the first time in

William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies (1954)2014-03-09T19:49:29-04:00

Juan Ramón Jiménez’s Platero and I (1914)

2014-03-09T19:49:01-04:00

Juan Ramón Jiménez's Platero and I (1914) Trans. Eloïse Roach University of Texas Press, 1957 When I saw that Platero and I was listed in both 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, I thought I must really have been missing something

Juan Ramón Jiménez’s Platero and I (1914)2014-03-09T19:49:01-04:00

Jane Gardam’s Queen of the Tambourine (1991)

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Jane Gardam's Queen of the Tambourine (1991) Abacus - Little Brown, 2006 Dear Joan, "I do hope I know you well enough to say this." And she signs it, "Your sincere friend, Eliza (Peabody)." So begins Eliza first letter to Joan. We learn from the letters that Eliza has been

Jane Gardam’s Queen of the Tambourine (1991)2014-03-09T19:47:30-04:00

“The Stone Angel” (2007) Dir. Kari Skogland

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"The Stone Angel" (2007) Dir. Kari Skogland Writers: Margaret Laurence (novel), Kari Skogland (screenplay) As in "Rachel, Rachel", the film version of Margaret Laurence's novel A Jest of God, the emphasis in the film "The Stone Angel" is on the story's romantic relationship. And perhaps rightly so. The film makers had less than

“The Stone Angel” (2007) Dir. Kari Skogland2017-06-08T14:58:08-04:00

Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel (1964)

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Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel McClelland & Stewart, 1964 Virago Modern Classic No. 251 The Afterword in my McClelland & Stewart edition is written by Adele Wiseman, long-time friend of Margaret Laurence, and it contains several long excerpts from the letters exchanged between the writing friends (Adele Wiseman's The Sacrifice and Crackpot

Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel (1964)2014-03-09T19:46:07-04:00
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