Five reasons I'm giving Five Stars to:
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
by Katarina Bivald:
1. Sara leads a small life - she works in a bookshop
in her hometown in Sweden and corresponds
with Amy, a woman from Broken Wheel,
Iowa. When the bookshop closes, Sara
decides to take Amy up on her offer and visit.
2. This is a book about books, about reading, about
the wonderful worlds and characters you discover
between the pages. I found so many of my favorites
mentioned and made note of some I haven't read.
3. Sara is that precious commodity - an unusual
protagonist. She finds a new life in Iowa, a better
understanding of herself and... yes, love.
4. Broken Wheel is not a Hallmark small town,
full of charm and cheer. Bivald does a wonderful
job of finding beauty in unexpected places.
5. I love books where letters are exchanged.
This one is not all letters but in spirit it does remind
This one is not all letters but in spirit it does remind
me of a great favorite - The Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society.
♡
The little hippo
suddenly froze,
he felt a funny
itch on his nose.
58 comments:
Haven't heard of the book but sounds interesting. Have started the Guernsey Literary a couple of times but have yet to finish it. Everyone who's read it seems to have really enjoyed it.
I've made a note of the book title as it sounds a good read. I'd never heard of it before either. I love the embroidery of the hippo - he's adorable. xx
Thank you for the book recommendation - it is on my wish list. I like the happy hippo!
Best wishes
Ellie
I've seen the Potato Peel Pie Society and loved it - so if this is similar - I'd love to read it!
Sounds like a wonderful premise. I’m intrigued.
Your poem and hippo made me smile...and your reviews always make me want to read again. Your last review prompted me to renew my library card!! xo
As a librarian, I love to read and my other favorite activity is creating real mail. And I just discovered that we have the book in Dutch! Thank you for your recommendation, X
I am very interested in the book. I have to go look it up.
I have never heard of this book, but will look for it. It sounds wonderful! Love your little hippo and the poem and I also love the little dog and poem on your last post. All so sweet!
I will check this book ♥
Love that cute poem and pretty embroidery!Thank you for your recommendation.Hugs!
Such a cute little hippo! Thank you for sharing the book!
Sounds like a wonderful read. Amalia. Adorable hippo and little birdie and of course the poem is so very sweet.
I've read both books and agree they are great. And I adore your hippo.
Love the sweet poem and embroidery, Amalia! Your book recommendations are going on my reading list - thank you for sharing! Hugs xo Karen
Your embroidery hippo is so cute. This books sounds really good. I need a new rainy day read. Happy New Week.
Hugs,
Kris
Sounds inspirational. Jo xx
This sounds very good. And if it reminds you of "Guernsey," then that's good enough for me!
I love your hippo Amalia, he has a lovely smile on his face. The book sounds good. I like your new header image.
your hippo looks very happy to have that little itch on his nose :)
Thank for the book review it sounds interesting. Love the little hippo:)
Really cute. And fun. :-) Thanks!
Hello, love the cute hippo and poem. The book review is great, thanks for sharing. I will check to see if my library has it this book. I hope you are having a great day!
Hi, great book review. I LOVED Guernsey as well, so I will be checking this one out. Thank You!
Sounds like a lovely read, I shall look out for it.What a sweet little hippo.xxx
Love your jaunty little hippo. If the book is as good as the other two you compare it to, it will be a good read. I'll add it to my library list.
He's lovely, such a sweet little hippo and the book looks good too. Thanks Amalia :)
The book sounds like one I would enjoy - I'm going from here to my library page to see if I can order it online. That's a very cute hippo in your photo.
Enjoyed your review, sounds like an interesting read. Cute poem and pic. Sweet post........
Thanks for the recommendation. Delightful little hippo too!
I love the little doggie... and the Story here of reading, now with a funny hippo. Its always a great pleasure for me, to visit your blogsite, dear Amalia.
Heidrun xxx
I started this book awhile back but wasn't sure I could get into it so I skipped it and went on to something else. Since we both like so many of the same books....I'll try it again! It does sound really good and I LOVE books and letters! Thanks for a great review as always! Sweet hugs, Diane
Thank you for sharing!!
Have a great week! 😍😍😍
Will be checking this one out. Thanks for the recommendation and the giggle.
Many thanks for the recommendation.
Love the hippo :)
All the best Jan
Hi Amalia, love the hippo! All the best to you and your family.....more time for crafting?
Staying home with the state of the world and a good book recommendation is appreciated (especially since I grew up in Iowa!). Thanks!!!
Hello, dear Amalia !
Thank you for the kind words on my blog! I changed jobs and now I have a lot of new responsibilities. That's why I'm rarely in the blogosphere!
Keep healthy and safe dear friend!
Greetings
Wonderful hippo!!! Thanks for the recommendation!!!
Cute little smiley hippo with his happy friend. Chirp, chirp. The book is on my to-read list now, thanks. :-)
Buena recomendación de lectura.
buena labor de artesanía, con motivo muy infantil.
Besos
An interesting adventure in taking this path, Amalia, that may be less common. The poem about the hippo is cute:) Many thanks for sharing this with us at All Seasons with widening our horizon, Have another adventurous and creative week:)
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and for taking the time to comment!!
Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
Hugs,
Debbie
hi Amalia,
I have missed your delightful creations and sweet poems. I hope you and your family are well. Hugs, Tamara
Lovely hippo and bird, that book review sounds interesting!!
I also didn't know the movie, The Guernsey Literary, so I just watched the trailer!
Thank you for sharing the great book and wonderful movie :)
akiko
www.akikohiramatsu.com
Thanks so much for the book recommendation and for the cute smiley hippo. We all can use a little smile this morning. Stay safe and healthy Amalia!
Greetings Amalia, another sweet poem and adorable little hippo.
Hugs Diane
Hello Amalia,
this hippo with the little bird on his nose is so cute! Thank you for this book review.
Stay healthy and have a good time
Christine
I've never heard of it but it sounds wonderful!
Have a great weekend!
Amalia this sounds like a wonderful book!! I am going to try to download it through our library or some other means! That little hippo - so so cute! Now I can see something like that on an outfit for my little baby grandson haha!
Thank you for the recommendation. Sounds a great read!
Love the hippo!
Keep safe my friend!
A hug,
Barbara xx
I just loved your review.Thank you! And that hippo is so cute. Your place is always a joy to visit. Our library is closed as is our big bookstore, so I'll have to set that book on a wait list. Something yummy to look forward to.
A happy and safe weekend...
Brenda xox
Happy weekend:)
Great review, but the needlework is just precious!
Thanks for your contribution to 'My Corner of the World' this week!
My Corner of the World
what a nice review dear Amalia
the way you mentioned about your favorite character it made me fall in love with her ,she must strong inspiring person indeed
glad you shared about lovely read
this is such a pretty needle work and your poetry adds life to it so well
stay safe and healyh dear friedn
blessings!
That hippo is adorable and it sounds like a fabulous book! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen
I wish I had more reading time but I keep finding so many other activities that by the time I can get settled down to read, my eyes are too tired to stay open!
What a lovely way to write a book review (5 reasons for 5 stars). And you've certainly made me want to check it out.
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