Something that is quite good to do when you are unexpectedly flu-ish and stuck in the house all day and you are not caring so much about all of the things that you are not getting done by sleeping in and thinking to yourself alone, is read short stories by people who you have not read before and to allow whole lives of characters to take root in your lonely soul for a while and make you quickly feel better and not so fevered. I had read a few of these stories over and again, and avoided others for no official reason, but today I gladly braved some of the unfamiliar terrain, and the piece by Alice Munro in particular was enough to make me sit up and be grateful for careful observations of that so tricky human heart.
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there is another cover of this? I have the hardcover, but this is beautiful, too. doh! oh, i miss you.
soooooo glad your blogging more often. love reading about what your reading and how it makes you feel. miss u tons...
Nicole- yes, I've seen a few of different versions! This one might be the European cover. The paperback cover is great too, but the original cloth is my favorite. Fantastic anatomical heart illustration.
Auggie, thanks so much! I always like knowing what other people are reading, so I figure-why not? (:
Love you both in immeasurable measures.
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