The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 27

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Goodreads Blurb: Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Not an advertisement for grits. But joking aside, this is a beautiful book with astounding pros and an ending that will leave you feeling all warm inside. Five out of five 👌

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 26

The Plague by Albert Camus

Goodreads Blurb: N/A

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Well … at least they didn’t all die.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 6: Any Romance in the offing?

Well, yes. Of course ☺ It’s one of the big questions of the book. Who will she end up with, if anyone? There’s her original boyfriend, the dependable and loving Jonasz, but there’s also Alexander, the best looking boy she’s ever seen, whose dark past mirrors her own in many ways…

Two excerpts from Ariel: Dancing on TV

1. Then kissing Jonasz takes everything else away. For a few moments the whole world is warm and loving and good, how it always should be, how I always want it to be.

2. Alexander looks at me with his big brown eyes. Alexander smiles at me, and a spark of white light glints from his perfect teeth. And then he speaks. To me.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 5: Favourite Teacher at the Castle?

At the start of the book it’s definitely her relaxed morning-class teacher Guy, rather than the more strict and severe Mr. Zolotov.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

And then it’s like a celebration. “Good class, good class!” We all high five each other, chanting the words. It isn’t till after the high five that I realise I used my right hand for it, and no one reacted or commented.

“That was the best class I’ve ever had,” I tell them all.

“Aren’t you the sweetest?” says Guy who gets into the elevator with us.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 4: Favourite Food?

Ariel is not a fussy eater. She happily eats more or less any food. At the castle, she does come to appreciate chocolate cake, however…

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

“You’re staying at your boyfriend’s house at the moment, aren’t you?”

I nod, mouth full of cake.

“That’s a big step,” she says, “living with someone for the first time.”

“We’re not really living together,” I explain. “I sleep in his brother’s bedroom.”

“Still, you had it foisted on you before you would have chosen it.”

We both eat more cake. It has four layers of icing and is topped with cherries and cream.

“Do you have stuff to pick up?” she asks.

I do. I forgot about that.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 3: Plans for the Future?

Ariel wants to be a professional dancer, though her mind is usually focused on more immediate matters, such as winning the televised competition that takes place in the book.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

“We’re going to practise so hard that we’re going to win,” I tell the boys after breakfast, having suggested that Henry join us in our piece. “Seriously, every spare moment.”

We start immediately. So the rest of the weekend is spent working on the secret choreography for what was a pas de deux but is now a pas de trois…

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 2: Closest Family Member?

Ariel has never been close with any member of her biological family before, and she’s surprised when she meets her maternal grandmother and becomes close with her. The book is dedicated to my own two grandmothers and also to two aunts who were grandmotherly presences in my life.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

Then it’s off to the next adventure, discovery, test: is my grandmother really a Fairy Grandmother? Or is she about to pour down judgement under the stone angels? She’s waiting in the foyer to take me to her house for the week of suspension.

There’s a hug, a warm one, and she says: “Don’t you worry, darling; we’re going to have so many outings and treats, and so much fun!”

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 1: What’s Ariel’s greatest Fear?

At the start of the book, after her mother tries to kill her, Ariel’s greatest fear is that nothing is ever going to be the same again. Her feelings about this – nothing being the same again – will change over the course of the story, but at the beginning, this is how she feels.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

It’s the night before I’m due to start at the most prestigious dance school in Scotland, so, of course, my mother tries to kill me.

She’s always done horrible things at moments that matter, but up until now, she mainly just used words. Psychological abuse is easier to hide from others. I always told myself that was worse: the secret cruelty.

But I was wrong. This is worse. This means nothing can ever be the same again.

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