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Articles, letters and diary fragments about the transforming experience of immigration.

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One day - David Nicholls

Posted on March 3 2012 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

One day - David Nicholls

Needless to say it is a wonderful book. Everyone says that. And yes, it is a great story, masterfully written. Just be aware though, the beginning is quite slow, it took me a while to start it properly, and I am usually a patient reader; for some reason...

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How to Be a Woman - Caitlin Moran

Posted on February 11 2012 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

How to Be a Woman - Caitlin Moran

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Woman-Caitlin-Moran/dp/0091940737/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328981546&sr=8-1 Controversial book. I was shocked at first, then enjoyed the funny bits, got bored at some point, had the strenght to finish it and didn’t regret:...

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The Novel in the Viola - Natasha Solomons

Posted on January 25 2012 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

The Novel in the Viola - Natasha Solomons

http://www.natashasolomons.com/tag/the-novel-in-the-viola/ The most delightful read in ages... (partly related with the main character being an immigrant?...). Actually it was like watching a beautiful movie right from the beginning, so powerful and evocative...

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Arta de a scapata cu stil ...si A FI sau A AVEA

Posted on January 24 2012 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

Arta de a scapata cu stil - Alexander von Schonburg http://nemirabooks.ro/arta-de-a-scapata-cu-stil-mai-putin-inseamna-mai-mult Una dintre cartile pe care le recomand calduros atat celor care sunt nevoiti, din diferite motive, sa mai reduca din cheltuieli,...

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Cartea - unul dintre cei mai buni prieteni

Posted on January 17 2012 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

Pretuiesc cartea ca pe unul dintre cei mai buni prieteni: a fost alaturi de mine inca din primul an de scoala si de atunci mi-a ramas in suflet si in gand, pentru totdeauna. Nu intentionez sa fac aici review-uri complexe, caci nu sunt critic literar,...

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Passion for the written word

Posted on September 6 2011 by Corina Rose in The reading corner

I started writing long ago while looking for answers to my numerous, never ending questions about life, the others and myself. The passion for books came first and then the need to clarify ideas on paper followed natturally. The trouble is, the more you...

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