Ein Blog, der all den kleinen inspirierenden Dingen des Lebens gewidmet ist.
Pic by Franzi. My grandfather Hans is the only grandparent of mine alive and I am lucky to have him still around (although he is living in a retirement home in Berlin and I am only able to see him every two months). He suffers from dementia. First, my late grandma took care of him […]
Pic by Franzi. P.D. James is often called ‚The Queen of Crime‘ and I wanted to read a book by her for a while now. Finally I found a used copy of Shroud For A Nightingale and discovered detective Adam Dalgliesh (no idea how one pronounces this name!). The story is set in the hospital
The Books I’ve Read: Shroud For a Nightingale by P.D. James! Read More »
Pic by Franzi. Last year I read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, the first book staring Don Tillman, professor for genetics with slightly autistic attitudes. He tried to find a wife and ended up with Rosie. In the follow-up book The Rosie Effect his wife gets PREGNANT! And Don’s world isn’t the one it was
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Pic by Franzi. This book by Mexican author Laura Esquivel is both, a novel in the style of magical realism and a cookbook. It’s divided into twelve chapters, each one describing one Mexican dish. The main character Tita is cooking it and while this happens her story is told: As the youngest daughter she has
Did you already read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins? If not, it’s a must-do! The book was a big success in the year 2014 and was on my ‚X-Mas book wish list‘ back then. I planned to read it in between the years in December 2015, but it was too exciting to
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Pic by Franzi. Yes, I read another book: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn! This one was the summer read of my literature club. Actually, the book lay already unread in my flat for several months. So I was extremely happy to finally be forced to make it through it. The story is incredible, but
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Pic by Franzi. A am really into novels about women mastering their unique way of life, ending either tragic or succesful and happy. The book Das kunstseidene Mädchen/The artificial silk girl by Irmgard Keun falls into the first category. I found a used copy in one of my favorite book shops in Hamburg. This is
Das Kunstseidene Mädchen/The Artificial Silk Girl by Ingrid Keun! Read More »
Pic by Franzi. A colleague of mine gave me this book: Capital by John Lanchester. Since I follow the good-old book-nerd-rule to always give orange/yellow books a chance, I started to read it. This is what it’s about: The residents of London’s Pepys Road regularly receive postcards with pictures of their own front doors and
What I’m Reading Right Now: Capital by John Lanchester! Read More »
Pic by Franzi. The Ocean At The End Of The Lane – or author Neil Gaiman in general – were recommended to me by several people recently. Finally, my pal Marie borrowed me her copy. Here comes my book review… Summary: A middle-aged man returnes to his childhood hometown because of a funeral. Afterwards, instead
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“Love every morsel of the people in your life.” – Jennifer Merendino Sadly, most people do not want to hear these realities and at certain points we felt our support fading away. Other cancer survivors share this loss. People assume that treatment makes you better, that things become OK, that life goes back to “normal.”
The Battle We Didn’t Choose: My Wife’s Fight With Breast Cancer by Angelo Merendino! Read More »