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8 Unfamiliar Classics To Enjoy This Year

March 18, 2020 Sarah Rae

8 Unfamiliar Classics To Enjoy This Year

Like so many others around the world, I'm spending much more time at home than usual. Let's look on the bright side: extra time at home means extra time for reading!  If you are looking to add to your reading list, consider these wonderful, lesser known novels that I discovered … [Read more...]

Read and Watched all things British, favorite books

The Women Who Pioneered Solo Travel

January 26, 2020 Sarah Rae

The Women Who Pioneered Solo Travel

On November 14th 1889, two women set out to prove what many thought couldn’t be done: to travel around the world as a solo woman and beat the precedent of 80 days set by Jules Verne’s fictional character Phileas Fogg.  For 70 odd days, it was doubtful if they could make it, … [Read more...]

Read and Watched favorite books, Solo travel, women who inspire

What I Read and Watched in October

November 10, 2018 Sarah Rae

Books Caroline: Little House Revisited This is Little House on the Prairie told from the perspective of Caroline Ingalls, otherwise known as "Ma".  It tells of the Ingalls leaving Pepin, Wisconsin, and of the long, arduous journey to “Indian territory”, of building the cabin, … [Read more...]

Read and Watched favorite books, favorite movies

What I Read and Watched in September

October 3, 2018 Sarah Rae

Films The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Juliet Ashton seems to have everything going for her.  She is an up and coming London writer and enjoys the attentions of a rich American beau, but she is struggling with her memories of WWII and finding her place in … [Read more...]

Read and Watched favorite books, favorite movies

What I Read and Watched in June

July 16, 2018 Sarah Rae

What I Read and Watched in June

Films The Incredibles 2 Yes!  The fourteen year wait for the second installment of The Incredibles was worth it!  Another masterpiece of animated, family-friendly cinema. The pacing was spot on, the script hilarious, the characters relatable.  The family interactions were utterly … [Read more...]

Read and Watched favorite books, favorite movies

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