Venice for Lovers by Louis Begley and Anka Muhlstein - This couple spends two weeks every year in Venice, working as writers and eating at a few restaurants. There are three parts to it. In part one, the wife writes about their simple life and three of the favorite restaurants. Part 2 is fictional: a short story by the husband. Part 3 is a long winded paper about writers who have written about Venice. Read only if you adore Venice and can't get enough. I only read it because I couldn't get into a book called White Tiger about India, and needed something small and transitional.
The Not So Big Life by Sarah Susanka is a non fiction self help book about the author's experience in achieving a life where she made "room for what really matters". It's long. The best parts are the quotes by Rumi. One of these days I need to go straight to Rumi.
Help! I need a great story to read.
ABOUT ME
- Dianne
- Her Heart On Her Sleeve: I live in a suburb north of Chicago, and I read, bead, make jewelry, sew, watch TV and movies, crochet, craft, decorate, go to house and garage sales, walk and go on beach walks, listen to music, take pictures, cook and bake, read, and write about all of it on herheartonhersleeve. I have a companion blog called Jewlery by Dianne Sophia at diannesophia.blogspot.com where I write exclusively about my jewelry.
Jewelry By Dianne Sophia: I have been collecting vintage jewelry since I was a girl growing up in Detroit, and have been designing and making jewelry for 15 years. I love to work with pearls and crystals, semi-precious stones, Sterling Silver and Gold, along with vintage beads and materials. I delight in combining shape, pattern and color in new ways. I'm inspired and influenced by my travels and experiences as a reader, writer, photographer and student of life. My blog herheartonhersleeve.blogspot.com chronicles my life in art and popular culture.
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