Analysis
Daily Life
Daily Life is the fourth chapter in the book Lost Voices of the Edwardians by Max Arthur. Daily life in the Edwardian Era, in one way, wasn’t that much different to our lives today. They would go to work or school, cook, eat, drink, and have a roof over their heads. The main difference was how they did this and at what ages, and they wore very different clothes.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff6 months ago in BookClub
Messy, Moody, and Real
When I was 15, I vanished from the world for half a semester. No, not in some fantastical Chronicles of Narnia way—though I would’ve preferred that. I was homebound, too sick to go to school. My “classroom” consisted of crackly phone calls with teachers, and my homework was mailed back and forth in fat manila envelopes. (This was before Zoom, before Google Docs—back when connection had to travel slowly, on paper.)
By Jocelyn Paige Kelly6 months ago in BookClub
Who Is Elena Ferrante, Really?
Some literary mysteries are as captivating as the novels themselves. Since the early 1990s, a powerful voice has echoed across Italy and the world: that of Elena Ferrante. But behind this name lies no face, no body, no official biography. The person who writes has stubbornly refused to appear.
By Alain SUPPINI6 months ago in BookClub
