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Tag: Epidemic

Non-Fiction November – Week Three

November 17, 2020November 24, 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 31 Comments

Week 3: (Nov. 16 to 20) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert (Rennie of What’s Nonfiction): Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the call out for good … Continue reading Non-Fiction November – Week Three

The Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue #IRLfiction

September 22, 2020October 17, 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 8 Comments

After reading a number of slow, reflective reads lately, I needed something a bit easier and faster. The Pull of the Stars fit the bill nicely. It was easy to read, even with the rather detailed 1918 midwifery and autopsy scenes that left me gasping and wincing in sympathy! In keeping with my current Plague … Continue reading The Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue #IRLfiction

The Plague | Albert Camus #ReadtheNobels

August 22, 2020January 30, 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 25 Comments

What does one read during a pandemic that has changed the way we all live our lives? The Plague (La Peste) by Albert Camus of course! This existentialist (or absurdist, depending on who you talk to) classic from 1947 presents us with the day to day changes that occurred in a small city in Algeria … Continue reading The Plague | Albert Camus #ReadtheNobels

The Covid Chronicles #4

April 12, 2020 ~ Brona's Books ~ 11 Comments

I confess I was a little nervous about our return to Sydney.During our road trip, Mr Books and I enjoyed a great deal of natural isolation as we traversed long stretches of lonely highways and byways. All the small country towns were taking the whole social distancing thing seriously, with markings on the floor so … Continue reading The Covid Chronicles #4

#JustSaying – Stay Calm & Read

March 15, 2020 ~ Brona's Books ~ 9 Comments

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on UnsplashJennifer @HoldsOnHappiness wrote a post recently about keeping calm in a world suddenly gone mad. Her simple solution was to stockpile books, not toilet paper. And tea.It would seem that all the end-of-the-world stories I've read over the years, have seeped into my subconscious, as I would have to self-isolate … Continue reading #JustSaying – Stay Calm & Read

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