A story about a childhood in the early 19th century, not a poor family, but also not a particularly wealthy one. You might want to call them middle class nowadays.
There is a lot in this book about the education at the time but it is also a great story about a family relationship.
Grossman, David "The Zig Zag Kid" (Hebr.: יש ילדים זיגזג/Jesh Jeladim) - 1994
A fascinating story about a boy growing up and finding his way, finding answers to so many questions he didn't even know he had. Nonno, the zig zag kid, the kid that is different from other kids, and not only because his mother died when he was little.
A fascinating story about a boy growing up and finding his way, finding answers to so many questions he didn't even know he had. Nonno, the zig zag kid, the kid that is different from other kids, and not only because his mother died when he was little.
Oates, Joyce Carol "Sexy" - 2015
Most of the books by Joyce Carol Oates are not happy books about happy people. They are real books about real people.
Like here. It's fascinating how she manages again and again to get into people's brains, how to explain to us how others think, what their ideas are, their conviction. Her grasp of language is just as great as her empathies.
Perkins, Sue "Spectacles" - 2015
Sue Perkins is one of my favourite comedians. She is witty, she is funny, she is smart, she is kind, there is nothing about her not to love.
I was not surprised that I liked the book but I can honestly say that I think Sue Perkins is also a great writer, she can tell a story on the page as if you are right there. You have the feeling, she is sitting there right next to you and you can hear her voice.
I think everyone born after the year 1960 must have had this book read to them when they were little.
The story reminds me a lot of the fairy tales we used to listen to and read when we were little. This story is IS a fairy tale, even though it wasn't written at the times of the Brothers Grimm.
I still believe plays should be seen and not read but since I don't have the Globe around the corner, this will have to do for the time-being.
The characters in this play are magnificent. There is a strong woman who influences her husband and thereby history.
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