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All discussions will be related to books and reading. Here I will post reviews of books I have just finished reading and news items and articles of interest. At the urging of a number of friends, I decided to start a blog. I’ve been a book reviewer for a number of years and have posted hundreds of reviews on both Goodreads and LibraryThing. My focus is contemporary literary fiction (especially Canadian fiction) and mysteries. Schatje’s Shelves is my reading blog devoted primarily to reviews of the books I acquire for my library - a library which has 8,050+ books (print, ebooks, audiobooks) and keeps growing.

Now that I'm retired, I have so much more time to read (and to enjoy the library my husband made for me). To hear a man say he hopes his children find happiness: “Was that what people wanted for theirĬertainly sounded plausible.” Throughout, we are reminded that she is like the donated furniture inįor 30 years, I was a high school English teacher/teacher-librarian. I hope.” Having a mother who can only be described as abusive, Eleanor is astounded Remains, a patch through which love can come in and flow out.

She admits, “There are scars on my heart, just as thick, as disfiguring as Taken aback” and says, “’But I don’t have Eleanor was raised in foster care and describes her experience asĭrink, clean clothes and a roof over my head.’” When asked if her emotional needs had been met, Eleanor is “completely Also a great deal of sadness in the book.

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