Songs for the Cold of Heart is a big book. It took me over a week to read it. But I loved every minute of it. What a ride. Louis "the Horse" Lamontagne from Riviére-du-Loup Quebec, and his daughter Madeleine, are at the heart of this story. However, there are so many other wonderful characters … Continue reading Shadow Giller: Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric DuPont, translated by Peter McCambridge
Tag: French Literature
But You Did Not Come Back: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
I loved you so much that I was happy to be deported with you. But You Did Not Come Back is Marceline Loridan-Ivens's very personal memoir about her time in the death camps and how it overshadowed the rest of her life. She writes it in the form of a letter to her father who … Continue reading But You Did Not Come Back: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Madame Bovary (Part 2) by Gustave Flaubert
The Madame Bovary read-along is hosted by Juliana @ Cedar Sation and C.J. @ ebookclassics. On April 10, I posted my thoughts on Part 1 of the book. Today is Part 2, and Part 3 will be posted on April 30. Warning: Contains Rambling! At the beginning of Part 2, Emma and Charles have arrived … Continue reading Madame Bovary (Part 2) by Gustave Flaubert
