Lovely Books and Things - 1.23.22

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Release of the The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis stitch along from the Stitching Book Club (details)
2. Super easy and yummy Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe from Gimme Some Oven (here)
3. Mystic Package by Claudio Bravo - a hyper-realism still life painting currently on exhibit at the Legion of Honor

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Bought:

Cry Wolf
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Mystery, Thriller, Sweden | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
translated by Adrian Nathan West
Short Stories, Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
Library: audiobook

Feels Like Family
by Sheryl Woods
Women's Fiction | Published: 2020 (first 2007) | Goodreads

Library:

New York Drawings
by Adrian Tomine
Graphic Novel, Art, New York | Published: 2012 | Goodreads

Tenements, Towers & Trash
An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
by Julia Wertz
History, Art, Artchitecture, New York | Published: 2017 | Goodreads

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Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passage
See archive of this (here)

The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
Literary, Dystopia | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

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AND watched: Netflix

The Lost Daughter (2021)
Director/Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Based on book: Elena Ferrante
Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson
Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

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Foreign Intrigue Book Club 2022

Foreign Intrigue Book Club
face-to-face (details)
Books, Inc. Laurel Village
Do you like to travel? Experience a country through the eyes of a local? Try the food of another country?

2022

DECEMBER/JANUARY:

The Darkness
by Ragnar Jónasson
translated by Arvid Nordh
Mystery, Crime, Iceland | Published: 2018 (first 2015) | Goodreads | my rating: 4
tough and tenacious lady detective
FEBRUARY:

Cry Wolf
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Mystery, Thriller, Sweden | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
liked the woven plot and characters
MARCH:

The Basel Killings
by Hansjörg Schneider
translated by Mike Mitchell
Mystery, Crime, Germany | Published: 2021 (first 2004) | Goodreads
APRIL:

Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing
by Maryla Szymiczkowa
translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Mystery, Historical, Poland | Published: 2015 | Goodreads | my rating: 4

MAY:

A Death in Vienna
by Frank Tallis
Mystery, Historical, Austria | Published: 2005 | Goodreads
JUNE:

Babylon Berlin
by Volker Kutscher
translated by Niall Sellar
Mystery, Crime, Historical, Germany | Published: 2016 (first 2007) | Goodreads
JULY:

The Wolf and the Watchman
by Niklas Natt Och Dag
Mystery, Historical, Sweden | Published: 2017 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
AUGUST:

Murder in Old Bombay
by Nev March
Mystery, Historical, India | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
SEPTEMBER:

Singapore Sapphire
by A.M. Stuart
Mystery, Historical, Singapore | Published: 2019 | Goodreads
OCTOBER:

Mark of the Lion
by Suzanne Arruda
Mystery, Historical, Africa, Kenya | Published: 2006 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
NOVEMBER:

Ghosts of the Past
by Marco Vichi
translated by Stephen Sartarelli
Mystery, Italy | Published: 2018 (first 2014) | Goodreads | my rating: 5
DECEMBER/JANUARY:

The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
Mystery, | Published: first 1989 | Goodreads