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... money after applying what they paid me for the books as well as the gift card I got for my birthday. I brought home:
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
The Concubine by Norah Lofts, which LT says I already own. I'll have to double check, and I may ... Category 5- Audio books
1. Gardens of Water by Alan Drew- Nov. 30 ... as Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, just not as good.
Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum - average detective novel
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew - set in Turkey after a major earthquake, very moving story.
Second Nature by Alice Hoffman - This fairy tale draws us into the moist ... Book No. 143
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
4 stars
This was a very good read. The book shows some of the problems of the Middle East. One family, in particular, are at odds with everyone. They are Muslims/Kurds and are displaced refugees in Turkey. The teen-age daughter is fighting a ... ... THORITY
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SOUTH KOREA
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
THAILAND
TURKEY
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
TURKMENISTAN
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UZBEKISTAN
VIETNAM
YEMEN
... - Lolly Winston (2/06/09)
22. Beethoven was One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America ... ... group has read a lot of literary fiction. I know some recent favorites were A Room with a view by E.M. Forster and Gardens of Water by Alan Drew. I don't facilitate this group, but the librarian who does says that these books had pretty good discussions. My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List. ... - Lolly Winston (2/06/09)
22. Beethoven was One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America ... ... of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford (1/04/09)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl (1/12/09)
Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell - shortlisted, Costa Novel Award; LA Times Bo ... 22. Gardens of Water. Two teenagers falling in love, each questioning their parents' love, testing/clashing with their parents expectations and values. Two cultures/religions: American/Christian vs. Kurdish/Muslim. An earthquake which turns the lives of all the members of both ... 18. Gardens of Water. Two teenagers falling in love, each questioning their parents' love, testing/clashing with their parents expectations and values. Two cultures/religions: American/Christian vs. Kurdish/Muslim. An earthquake which turns the lives of all the members of both ... I found both Gardens of Water and A Case of Exploding Mangoes in the "new books" section of the library just as I was walking out discouraged that I hadn't found any of the books I was looking for. Even though I was happy to find these books, searching in vain for others on my list that I ... I found both Gardens of Water and A Case of Exploding Mangoes in the "new books" section as I was walking out of the library discouraged that I hadn't found any of the books I was looking for. Even though I was happy to find them, vainly searching for others on my list reminds me of why I like ... ... :) It seemed a mere venue for Afghanistan history, aimed toward Western sympathies. But I too loved The Kite Runner -- in Gardens of Water, Alan Drew's writing style reminded me of Hosseini's. ... Outliers; and I’m thinking about The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
Regarding drawing from your 50-book list -- I liked Gardens of Water but was disappointed in A Thousand Splendid Suns (not original or engaging); and it took me three years to slog through The Corrections.
(P.S. I ... ... Guin- July
6. Rosary Murders by William X. Kienzle- July
7. So Far From God by Ana Castillo- October
8. Gardens of Water by Alan Drew- November ... for all those recommendations and reviews read.
1 Simon's Night by Jon Hassler - gift from Virago Secret Santa.
2 Gardens of Water recommended by Bonnie
3 Hit The Ground Kneeling by Stephen Cottrell read review ... ... - Lolly Winston (2/06/09)
22. Beethoven was One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America ... ... to health; first-rate writing
On Writing: (not ready to report here yet)
Discovered on LibraryThing: Gardens of Water by Alan Drew -- a family trying to navigate religion, culture, and geography in 1999 Turkey; the writing evoked Khaled Hosseini
(Seems that I moved my ... ... Fell By Fallenberg
PAKISTAN
A Golden Age - Anam *
TURKEY
Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafek ****
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew **
ASIA
CHINA
The Ginseng Hunter by Jeff Talarigo *****
Red Azalea by Anchee Min ***
Snow Flower and the Sec ... ... narrator, religious/abusive father, set in Africa during a military coup (in this case, Nigeria); highly recommended
Gardens of Water by Alan Drews; again, a 15yo narrator (alternating with her father), set in politically unstable Turkey after an earthquake, in part in a refuge camp ... I bought Have You Found Her and I also asked my local library to order Gardens of Water, The 19th Wife and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (I think those were all LTER books.) Three books today, all from different places:
Revolt of the Eaglets by Jean Plaidy from BookMooch
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew from a LiterateHousewife via her blog
The Big Eddy Club by David Rose from Literary Ventures Fund ... Come to Me by Amy Bloom (short stories)
11. Light on Snow by Anita Shreve
12. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy *
13. Gardens of Water by Alan Drew (Early Reviewers copy)
14.Digging to America by Anne Tyler (didn't finish it; hate is a strong word, but...)
15. The Weight of Water by A ... ... on
6. Run - Ann Patchett
7. Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson*
8. Sitting Practice - Caroline Adderson (ARC)
9. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (ARC)
10. The Air We Breathe - Andrea Barrett
11. The Maytrees - Annie Dillard*
12. Persuasion - Jane Austen
13. The Sparrow - Mary ... Oh man, I read some good books in February, it's hard to pick. But if I must:
Anna Karenina (finished in Feb.)
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Following closely behind would be The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of ... Two:
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz I finished the Early Reviewer, Gardens of Water by Alan Drew -- terrific! -- review here.
I'm making my way through A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius after all ... well, I'm 3/5 along now and ... Gardens of Water
submitted by teelgee (OR)
icedream (WV) enroute
?who wants it next?
teelgee (OR)
Another member joined the bookring. teelgee has added her copy of Gardens of Water to the bookring. If anyone is interested in any of the books mentioned (and have a book to add) just PM me with the book you want and I will put you on the list. So far this is how the ring is looking. Please ... I've departed Turkey (Gardens of Water) and have just arrived at the Baltimore airport from Korea in Digging to America by Anne Tyler. I finished an Early Reviewers book last night, Gardens of Water by Alan Drew. Really excellent. Now I'm starting Digging to America by Anne Tyler. It's been awhile since I read a Tyler book. I have to get in one more short-ish novel before I start on War and Peace. ... src="http://www.librarything.com/i/covers/med/4682852-m.jpg">
14. Gardens of Water by Alan Drew. This was the second Early Reviewers debut novel I've had the privilege to read (the first was The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Me ... ... a catastrophic earthquake in 1999 Turkey in a suburb 3 hours by ferry out of Istanbul.
ETA oh yeah! the book: Gardens of Water by Alan Drew (Early Reviewers). Knew I forgot something! I finished Anna Karenina early this morning (whew!). Now I'm starting my Early Reviewers book, Gardens of Water by Alan Drew (for something completely different!) Really enjoying the Early Reviewer Gardens of Water.
Reallyreally enjoying the children's (but touchstone-less) "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village."
... if I get some good chunks of reading time this weekend, I may finish it. I love it. Then it's on to an Early Review book (Gardens of Water, which looks yummy) and then I'll be occupied by Russians again with War and Peace. Gotta love winter reading! Early review copy of Gardens of Water by Alan Drew arrived on my doorstep yesterday. Title: Gardens of Water (from the bonus batch)
Date Arrived: 1/28/08
Method of delivery: DHL
Location Received: Portland Oregon
Book format: Hardcover sized paperback
Publisher: Random House
Packaging Rigid mailer
Other: the standard Random House LT/ER letter
Etc: That was fast!!! They're sending Gardens of Water from the bonus batch to Oregon! Hmm, weird. Yesterday, nuttin'. Today Gardens of Water from the bonus batch. ... Lane by Kristin Hannah (superficial and non-subtle; abandoned)
Food 2.0 by Charlie Ayers (**)
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew (****)
My Husband's Sweethearts by Bridget Asher (****)
One Minute Stories by Isvan Orkeny (moved to Short Stories) ... ... by Charlie Ayers (**) (See review)
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew (****) (See review)
My Husband's Sweethearts by Brid ...
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