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| our spoiler |
Dear Bookclub,
Terrie spoiled us with a splendid ladies' lunch and a glorious garden tour. We loved it!
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| garden rendition |
Elif Shafak's "There are Rivers in the Sky" introduced us to many new thoughts and concepts. We were smitten with the water connections and powerfully, the one drop :
Characters felt rich and well-developed although at some point Shafak started the box-checking game of trending-now-inclusivity. Arthur's story was especially endearing with the Dickens' quality to his coming of age. Well-appreciated, the woven layers of the stories from ancient cultures to present, kept us hopping.
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| the King |
Please enjoy the PDF of Austin Henry Layard's account of his work:
https://fada.birzeit.edu/bitstream/20.500.11889/5194/4/Nineveh%20and%20its%20remains%20.pdfVal's share:
An 18th-century vision of the entrance to the River Fleet from the Thames, from the school of Samuel Scott
This delightful article about hunting London's lost rivers, opens the flood gates of man's poorly planned development of civilization. Indeed!
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/london/article/hunting-lost-rivers-kxp8jldz9
Further sleuthing on the article's mention of the "Bridge to Nowhere":
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| Bridge to Nowhere 2014 |
https://bridgetonowhere.friendsofburgesspark.org.uk/bridge-to-nowhere/
Finally, please check out these two short YouTube videos about living on a house boat in London:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5m7NAHIKRU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPUK7srmWE
Terrie's suggestions for an upcoming read:
"My Name is Emilia del Valle" Isabelle Allende *chosen
"The Bullet Swallower" Elizabeth Gonzalez James
"The Jackal's Mistress" Chris Bohjalian
Up next:
Happy reading,
LK
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