Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading, (Paperback)

from Florinda

From books to blog and back again, Nina Sankovitch chronicles her "year of magical reading" in TOLSTOY AND THE PURPLE CHAIR. In describing it that way, Sankovitch intentionally references Joan Didion's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING; this is a time of healing from loss, as she turns to books--readi...

from Beamis12

Although the reason for this book is far from joyous, the death of her sister at the age of 46, this book is a celebration of reading, memories and understanding. After her sister's death, the author is running around taking care of her four children, her husband and her house, trying to figure o...

from BookBarmy

Every so often, a reader can't help but form an instant connection with an author. Especially when they share a passion for the same things. That's just what has happened with me and the author Nina Sankovitch. These two books delve into two of my favorite things -- a love of reading and a fascin...

from debnance

Nina's sister, Anne-Marie, died. How can Nina go on? She tries doing everything for everyone and exhausts herself. Nina decides to honor her sister by doing something both she and her sister loved to do; she decides to read and review a book a day for a year. Most of the reading takes place in an...

from sweetiegherkin

The author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair decides to embark on a year of reading one book per day as a way to cope with and come to terms with her sister's early death from cancer. This book is the fruit of her labors and it contains discussions of the books she read, the lessons she learned, he...