Category Archives: Books

The Downfall of Lily Bart

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Art for Housewives

The first book Luz reflected on was The House of Mirth. She’d read it one haze-filled summer that smelled of lavender. It was Aix-en-Provence and Luz was checked into a small room with flowered curtains and a quilted spread. She’d … Continue reading →

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The Diary of Opal Whiteley

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Art for Housewives

“Our imagination is the instrument of knowledge.” Opal Whiteley Opal claimed to be the daughter of Henri, Prince of Orleans but, after a tragic accident, she was taken to Oregon and adopted by Ed and Lizzie Whiteley. Her new family … Continue reading →

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Making friends with a book

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Art for Housewives

With so many people in the world, why should anyone ever be lonely? Ona Vitkus was a 104 year-old Lithuanian living alone in Portland, Maine. As a part of a community service project, an 11 year old scout went to … Continue reading →

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Bebina Bunny and Alexander von Humboldt

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Art for Housewives

“One curiosity leads to another.”  Bebina Bunny   Recently I read Matteo Farinella’s article “Alexander von Humboldt” where he makes reference to Andrea Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature”.  It was a happy read as I discovered Farinella (illustrator of “Neurocomic”), … Continue reading →

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Nazim Hikmet, poet with a cause

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Art for Housewives

I bought a book of his poetry at the train station in Milano just because of a phrase on the dust jacket: You are my enslavement and my freedom. Nazim Hikmet was the first modern poet from Turkey. Born in the … Continue reading →

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