What a year 2018 has been! Though my blog has taken a backseat role in my life this year, it has allowed me to share the most important parts of my life. This year has been tremendous. This has been the year that I: 1) Was diagnosed with depression; 2) Felt like myself for the first time in a very long time; and 3) Re-sparked my love of books. Even with a nearly-complete Masters degree in English, my ability to read had been severely hampered by this mental illness. Since addressing my depression through medication and therapy in the summer, I have been reading a book for pleasure nearly every week!
Now that it is end of year and I have a week away from the office, I am focused on reading more books than usual and am excited to share my reading list!
- Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen. With a forward by Audrey Hepburn’s son, Luca Dutti, this book captures the true-life historical events that shaped Audrey Hepburn’s rise as a ballerina and then one of the most famous movie stars of all time. The book is now available for pre-order and will be released on April 15, 2019. I was lucky to get my hands on a copy early and will be providing a review in the coming weeks!
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A timeless classic first published in 1967 and a Nobel Prize Winner, I have been wanting to read this book for a long time. This summer I had spent time in Colombia and learned all about the author and his writing process and knew that out of all the classics that I could read, this would have to be at the top of my list! Since I personally love Latin American literature, it makes sense that this is my must-read.
- the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace. I bought this poetry book at the famous indie bookstore, Strand, this summer in NYC. I LOVE poetry and especially ones that have an empowered female perspective. Also, I have great news if you are an Amazon Prime member with a Kindle: you can now read this for free. I could have saved myself some money…
With that said, who else is feeling inspired to read this holiday season? Do you have a 2019 reading resolution?
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