Saturday, August 06, 2016. In which I attempt to make a BookTube video. Forgive the roughness of it, especially all the hand waving and clapping and hair fidgeting - I need to learn to sit still - and also the poor quality of the video. I made it on my ancient old iPad. Sunday, July 31, 2016. Fourth Estate, 14th June 2016. My copy supplied by the publisher via Netgalley.

Me, you, and books. Conversation about reading, especially books about women and diversity, but including anything that excites my curiousity. A Pakistani who immigrated to New York and.

This is were I plan to keep track of my reading challenges for the year 2011. And if you want to hear about a certain book I have read, just ask! PS I introduce myself in this post. How am I doing? Take A Chance Challenge. Back to the Classics Challenge.

Group reads, challenges etc 2015. Group reads, challenges etc 2014. That would just be wrong.

Sunday, April 1, 2012. Le Livre de la Cité des Dames. The Book of the City of Ladies. Was written in 1405 in vernacular French with Latin syntax and conventions. Which depicted woman as little more than lustful seducers. Still, as Christine notes at the start of her work, The Romance of the Rose. The Book of the City of Ladies.

Sir Waldo sees through the beautiful exterior of Miss Wield and senses her lack of feeling and her need for attention and he does what he can to spoil their blossoming roma.