Category Archives: Books

Elena Ferrante, the storyteller

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Art for Housewives

Mrs. Asher was my middle school English teacher.  She had us diagram sentences and write numerous book reports. Novels, she said, are based on one of three themes:  man against nature, man against man, man against himself. Simply put, novels … Continue reading →

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Storytelling Through Textiles

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Art for Housewives

Making something with your hands can make life magical.  It gives you the possibility to take life stories and transform them into works of art. Leanne Prain’s book “Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles” is full of such examples. Sewn narrations … Continue reading →

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A Book of Errors

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Art for Housewives

On Market Street in Parikia, there’s a tiny little shop, PAWS,  that raises money to feed stray animals by selling donated items.  That’s where I bought “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. (Divakaruni is better known for … Continue reading →

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