Thank you to Professor Charles French for sharing my post for The Underground Library Society. My featured book is The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson. My thanks to Dave Astor on Literature and https://rivella49.com/ blogs for recommending this book.
Roberta Writes – Reblog: My review of The Sealwoman’s Gift for the U.L.S. hosted by Charles French
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Wonderful,Robbie and I’ve left a comment over on the ULS blog! Wishing you a lovely day.
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Thank you, Annika. Have a lovely weekend.
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Robbie, an excellent summary and review of “The Sealwoman’s Gift”! The book sounds excruciating but excellent.
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Hi Dave, it was. It got a bit hard at one point for me as little goes right for Asta, but I went back and finished it after I’d read another book, Interview with a Vampire, and the ending was satisfying. The book couldn’t really go any other way given the circumstances.
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It sounds like a fascinating story, Robbie!
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HI Merril, it really is a most interesting story. I enjoyed it a great deal. My mom is reading it now.
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I’m glad you and your mom are enjoying it!
I’m reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due now. I think you’d like it (history and horror in 1950s Florida). Wonderful writing.
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Thank you for the recommendation. I’m always looking for books.
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You’re welcome!
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Great review, Roberta, so enlightening for me.
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Hi Tim, this really is an enlightening book.
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This is wonderful, Robbie! Heading there now. 🙂
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Thank you, Kymber
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You have intrigued me, Robbie. Thanks for the review.
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My pleasure, Jacqui. I thought this was a very good book.
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This was a very interesting post. As someone from a Nordic country I know some Icelandic history but I did not know this. I looked it up to get more information. What a tragic event (and there was a lot more).
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Hi Thomas, the history of every country is fraught with horrific events. Some get picked up and a big deal is made of them but many fly beneath the radar of public knowledge.
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Yes you are so right.
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Another excellent review Robbie. I find slavery very hard to understand. And even in your telling the emotional conflicts are vivid. We never know what we would do, really, until we are faced with the situation ourselves. (K)
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Hi Kerfe, that is true. When I read books like this one I often wonder what I would do. I have been in a home invasion and I reacted pretty well.
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Thank you, Robbie, for including this book in the U.L.S.
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My pleasure, Jennie. It is very good.
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