Painter of Silence is told from the point of view of a young Romanian woman and the son of one of her family’s servants. The tow do not share a romantic bond, but have been friends their entire lives. They understand one another… which is surprising because the man was a deaf-mute from birth with no understanding of functional language. Words mean nothing when letters have no sound. They are only shapes.
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Book Review: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Earlier this month, my niece got her ears pierced which reminded me that Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier has been on my to-read list for way too long! Since it was also on the January reading list for Around the World in 80 books, I thought this would be an excellent time […]
Billabong Ghost by Ryn Shell
Billabong Ghost is a great Halloween introduction to the Dreaming Billabong Series by Ryn Shell. Dealing with a character’s back-story is a difficult thing for a writer. You need the reader to have insight into the character’s choices and attitudes, but you have to weave it through the narrative in a way that feels natural. There […]