“Hillbilly Elegy” by J. D. Vance

An amazingly sincere and personal book. It tells a story of one - rather extended, though! - family, but also manages to illustrate the story of the whole region.For me, as for someone, who lives on the other side of the planet, the most fascinating in this book was finding a lot of similarities with... Continue Reading →

“A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy’s last novel “A Week in Winter” was published posthumously. And it didn’t surprise me that this book set a record for the most pre-orders ever for a book on Amazon. Readers’ love for this excellent storyteller is not only understandable but also absolutely justified. Maeve Binchy writes about people. She doesn’t write to shock or to entertain.... Continue Reading →

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