#NYRBWomen23 "The old woman realized what her daughter was thinking: she was thinking this was a bad time to touch or hug each other because then they'd have no strength left to cope with everything that had happened." 28 Thought only Koreans behaved thusly.

#NYRBWomen23 #SummerWillShow How sweet that they remember their first words to each other, in such a chaotic, dire moment of loading guns, touching blood, "legs cramped with kneeling on cobbles...and...the cold sweat of excitement." 309

New blog post alert!

Italian War Diaries: A CHILL IN THE AIR and WAR IN VAL D'ORCIA by Iris Origo - a brilliant pair of books that provide a fascinating look at World War Two from Italy's perspective.

https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2023/06/11/italian-war-diaries-a-chill-in-the-air-war-in-val-dorcia-iris-origo/

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Here's what I read in April & May , some really wonderful books.

https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/two-months-of-reading-april-may-2023/

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