Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...
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Book beginnings on Fridays and The Friday 56

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Rose City Reader, is hosting Book beginnings on Friday. She says:

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.


Freda’s voice is hosting Friday 56 and the rules are:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.
*It's that simple.





My book this week is The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry

Beginning:

'It's a beautiful night and no mistake. You would never think there was a war somewhere.'  

Page 56 (57 since 56 is an empty page):

When my brother Tom was still a teenager he got a job as the organist at the Picture House in Sligo. It is not given to every man to see his brother in such a guise. 

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  1. Laurel-Rain Snow14 July 2017 at 17:55

    I have been noticing this book around...thanks for sharing! Here's mine: “AFTER ANNA”

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    1. Lisbeth 15 July 2017 at 14:05

      I really liked the teasers for "After Anna". Intriguing! Barry does not disappoint.

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  2. Anonymous14 July 2017 at 20:28

    Is Sligo in Ireland?

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  3. Anne@HeadFullofBooks14 July 2017 at 20:58

    What was the guise the brother was in? I like the looks of the cover. My Friday Quotes

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    1. Lisbeth 15 July 2017 at 14:09

      I think he refers to his brother working as an organist. Although it seems the family was cultural, I think most of the boys would have considered it not tough enough. And, it must have been a very unusual thing.
      Yes the cover is really great and very suitable to the story.

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  4. Lauren Stoolfire15 July 2017 at 03:15

    I love how color is used on that cover! Thanks for sharing. :)

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    1. Lisbeth 15 July 2017 at 14:09

      Yes, isn't it great. Very fitting to the story as well.

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  5. Elizabeth15 July 2017 at 16:53

    Love the cover, and the book sounds good.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Elizabeth

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    1. Lisbeth 19 July 2017 at 12:10

      The cover is amazing, and Barry never disappoints!

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  6. fredamans16 July 2017 at 01:16

    I love the era, so that has piqued my interest. Happy weekend!

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    1. Lisbeth 19 July 2017 at 12:12

      Thank you. Yes it was interesting times. One can may say that McNulty had a better life because of the war. He had a dangerous and rather well paid mission and this changed his life, also after the war. He left Ireland and his messy life there. However, there is always a time in life when it all comes back to you.

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