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Linky Wednesday - the one where I change plans

 For the last few weeks I've been saying I'm going to read a NetGalley review copy of What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan. I've read the prelude and it's all intimate partner violence, and while it's topical, it's also very raw. We've had two women murdered in Ballarat (one by a stranger and one by an ex) and people are marching on the streets in protest of men murdering women and it's all too raw. So, I've set that aside. What I am reading is  Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down. I only started it yesterday, but it's a pretty heavy novel, full of trauma and abuse, but so far I am finding it quite compelling. It's set in Melbourne, and I think we all know how much I love reading books set in my home town.


I'm listening to a NetGalley review copy of The Hebrew Teacher by Maya Arad. It's a series of three novellas, and is described as "comedies of manners with an ambitious blend of irony and sensitivity—celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad probes the demise of idealism and the generation gap that her heroines must confront. " and that, so far has been accurate. I started this on the first day of Pesach (Passover) and with what is happening right now it is timely to think about the death of idealism.
 
Next up in eye reading is the next Albert Campion novel for The Summer of Mystery, Death of a Ghost. Hopefully I will enjoy this one more than the previous one!

The knitting is going well, I've seamed the cardigan and it actually looks like a garment now:


I've just got to sew on the front bands (terrifying!) and knit 16 centimetres of 2 x 2 rib,and then I will have a wearable garment. This was a big project and I'm pretty excited about being in the home stretch.

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk. 

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words to for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next.


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  1. Lisa25 April, 2024

    Love the knitting!

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  2. Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage26 April, 2024

    I've never knitted a cardigan. I am pretty much a sock knitter. I do knit a few hats as well.
    Be blessed,
    Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage

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  3. Kathryn T29 April, 2024

    Great the Melbourne book is working out, I think everyone who has read what Happened to Nina? can identify something similar in their own country. Awful that such men exist.

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  4. Mark Baker29 April, 2024

    I can understand how that first book would hit wrong right now. Hopefully, you can enjoy it at a later date.

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  5. Kathy Martin30 April, 2024

    Sounds like lots of heavy titles. Maybe you should look for something light and fluffy to read. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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