A Circle of Quiet

A Circle of Quiet

This journal shares fruitful reflections on life and career prompted by the author's visit to her personal place of retreat near her country home.
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Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
2 stars
Apr 4, 2024

I should have known the book would go off the rails. The opening in tone and topic is similar to another horribly disappointing memoir, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (2014). The pastoral opening is a bait and switch for a rambling diatribe couched in passive aggressive politeness. http://pussreboots.com/blog/2023/comm...

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Gabe Cortez@gabegortez
4 stars
Jul 7, 2022
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Dan Slozat@danfromthelibrary
5 stars
Nov 1, 2021

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