I found this book during a Friends of the Library Sale. Until now, I had never heard of Myra Roper, a British born Australian educator, and and an expert in China. More information can be found here. China-The Surprising Country is a memoir of her…
Music, like most arts, and reading, allows the listener to create and lose themselves in imaginary worlds. Some call this the suspension of disbelief. Two books illustrate this principle. The first is Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.It is the story about a botched kidnapping-hostage taking by…