“Out there on the empty sea,Where only the moon appears,No sail has been seen to passIn four long and dreary years.” Imagine lighting the lamp for ships that never go past.Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson What is the point to light the lamp at the lighthouse faithfully every evening when no ship needed it? …
Who were the guests staying in Hotel du Lac?“It seems to be permanently reserved for women. And for a certain kind of woman. Cast-off or abandoned, paid to stay away, or to do harmless womanly things, like spending money on clothes.” These were the hotel guests that the novelist Edith Hope spent time with in …
Hollandsche Schouwburg in Amsterdam, October 1942. The Jews were locked up in Hollandsche Schouwburg until they were deported to concentration and extermination camps. Their children were sent to the nursery opposite the Hollandsche Schouwburg. In the nursery, a secret rescue operation was happening, this book describes the underground rescue network. Sadly, out of 10 children, …
Besides my “around the world” and “non-fiction” reading plans, I also joined another two book challenges with my Instagram book friends. The challenges are “Kindle Crush Challenge” and “Neglected Faithfuls”. The “neglected faithfuls” challenge is to read the forgotten or neglected favourite author. I would like to read C.S. Lewis’ Narnia, his non-fiction books, also …
Do you read non-fiction? What is your reason of reading non-fiction? As for me, I have many questions, luckily there are people out there also having the same questions like me, some of them even wrote books to provide me some answers. These books are often non-fiction. I read non-fiction to find answers to my …
“Every Foreign Country a Homeland, Every Homeland a Foreign Country”, is my life motto. And this article by Gordon W. Lothrop shaped my perspective when I was younger. Every time I travel to new place, learning new things, reading new books, I am asking the question:“How do we treasure difference and yet find common values?” …