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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...

A few more purchases

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Once I start there is no stopping me. My only excuse this time is that I bought the books from a second hand charity shop. They really have a lot of interesting books, so I did constrain myself with 8 books (one was for a Christmas present).  One of the first TV-series I can remember is The Forsyte Saga. Well, to be honest the first one must be Bonanza, how I loved that western. I though have the saga of a wealthy family in London in my memory. As I now am an avid reader, I think I should read the books as well. I found the five books in the series and could not resist. They are now in my book case, and TBR pile.  I also found two other interesting books. One from one of my favourite authors Tara French, and a nonfiction by Laurence Gardner. The Secret Place by Tana French - "A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join Dublin’s Murder Squad when sixtee...