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Tag Archives: Nancy Lemann
The Books: “Malaise” (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Malaise by Nancy Lemann Malaise is Lemann’s fourth novel – and for the first time, in her writing, I found myself a wee bit bored. I am not sure why. I think this book, in … Continue reading
The Books: “The Fiery Pantheon” (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Fiery Pantheon by Nancy Lemann The Fiery Pantheon is Nancy Lemann’s third novel – which, once again, involves a hilarious (tragi-comic) extended family of wacky Southerners … many of whom are transplanted to New … Continue reading
The Books: “Sportsman’s Paradise” (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Sportsman’s Paradise by Nancy Lemann Second novel by Nancy Lemann. Lemann does not drastically change her style from book to book – so if you find her monotonous then that would definitely be a problem. … Continue reading
The Books: “Lives of the Saints” – excerpt 2 (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann I can’t just do one excerpt of this book (first one here) – even though it’s not even 150 pages long. I just love every page. I love … Continue reading
The Books: “Lives of the Saints” (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann I almost get nervous when I come to a book on my shelf that I love beyond measure. I call them my “heart’s books”. There are only a … Continue reading
Ten Books I Couldn’t Live Without
1. Possession – by A.S. Byatt. Like Heather I have read this book probably 4 or 5 times – I just finished it yet again, and every time I come to it – I see different things, I relate to … Continue reading
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Cherished Objects
One of my more constant activities in my life is weeding through the stacks of books I own, and getting rid of non-essentials. You may be surprised at how difficult this is. I have to get into a very cold-hearted … Continue reading
“the approach of jazz, the smell of olive, ambrosia”
An excerpt from Lives of the Saints, a novel of New Orleans, by Nancy Lemann. The whole book is a love letter to New Orleans. At five o’clock I crossed Canal Street into the Quarter with some of the clerks … Continue reading
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“the roots of the oak trees in Audobon Park make strange music to me”
Another excerpt from Lives of the Saints, a novel of New Orleans, by Nancy Lemann. It was Latin American Night in the Quarter, in Jackson Square, starting at eight o’clock. The time is gone when we were “the gateway to … Continue reading
“their knowledge of you was like a weak and undisciplined thing”
It is always remarkable when someone sees your soul to a better degree than you see it yourself. You could count the people who see your soul on one hand. Others might know you but they would forget; their knowledge … Continue reading
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