I have not been very active over the past few months. One of the reasons for this is that A LOT has been going on in RL. A lot of good things but also a lot of challenges mainly for my partner that have generated a lot of stress for both of us. A second reason is that when I have had the time and energy to play around online I have been doing so ( Read more... )

Title: Une Métamorphose Iranienne [An Iranian Metamorphosis]
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Title: Trois Femmes Puissantes
Author: Marie NDiaye
Genre: Mainstream
Originally published: 2009
Publisher: Gallimard
Pages: 316

English translation: Three Strong Women
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Title: Bonjour Tristesse
Author: Françoise Sagan
Genre: French classics
Originally published: 1954
Publisher: Julliard
Pages: 162

English translation: Bonjour Tristesse
First translated: 1955

This read was for the 2011 French Female Writers Throughout the Ages reading challenge, 20th century novel.


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Happy New Year everyone!

Here at the Honeyed Knot, 2011 has not quite come to a close as I have yet to post all my reviews of the French Female Writers Throughout the Ages reading challenge. It's good that Céline granted us challengers an extension so I have got until the end of January to post three more reviews including the one below! And then I' ( Read more... )

This read was for the 2011 French Female Writers Throughout the Ages reading challenge, 18th century novel.

Here is the second review of the five books I'm reading for the French Women Writers Throughout the Ages challenge organized by Céline at Le Blog Bleu. See below for links to my other reviews for this challenge.


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My only reading challenge for this year is the French Female Writers Throughout the Ages. I guess it says a lot about what's been going on this year in RL that I've only started reading the first of the five books of this 2011 challenge in October...


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