#Christine hinwood

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TBR TAKEDOWN: Week 11 (Aug 11)

TLDR: I have too many unread books, and I’m asking tumblr to help me downsize. Pick one or none, and comment if you can - a convincing sentence is worth a dozen votes! You’re also welcome to just choose the one that sounds the worst :D Book descriptions below the cut, see my pinned post for more info.

Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti

As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired by beloved books and the food that gives their characters depth and personality.

From the breakfast sausage in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods to chocolate cupcakes with peppermint buttercream from Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, these books and the tasty treats in them put her on the road to happiness.

Cooking through the books that changed her life, Nicoletti shares fifty recipes, including:

* The perfect soft-boiled egg in Jane Austen's Emma

* Grilled peaches with homemade ricotta in tribute to Joan Didion's "Goodbye to All That"

* New England clam chowder inspired by Herman Melville's Moby-Dick

* Fava bean and chicken liver mousse crostini (with a nice Chianti) after Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs

* Brown butter crêpes from Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl

Beautifully illustrated, clever, and full of heart, Voracious will satisfy anyone who loves a fantastic meal with family and friends-or curling up with a great novel for dessert.

The Returning by Christine Hinwood

An engrossing epic tale with a cast of characters that will hijack your heart.

Cam Attling, having lost an arm, is the only one from his town of Kayforl to return after twelve years of war. All his fellow soldiers were slain, and suspicion surrounds him. When his betrothal to Graceful Fenister is called off and his role in the community questioned, Cam leaves to find the lord who maimed him but spared his life, seeking answers and a new place in the world.

But this is not just Cam’s story, it’s about all those whose fates entwine with his. Set in a medieval world that is entirely the author’s creation, this is an ingenious, exquisite story about what happens after the battle. When sisters, sons, friends, parents, and lovers are left to deal with the subtle aftermaths and unimagined repercussions of war.

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.

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7 Covers in 7 Days

Day 5: The Returning by Christine Hinwood

Rules: Each day, I will post the cover of a book that I love and nominate someone new to start the challenge.

& I tag @bookworm-of-camelot​

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So... can I finish all these before I fly back to grad school in 11 days?

Books pictured:

The Returning by Christine Hinwood

Spinning by Tillie Walden

The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History by Darren Parry

A View from the Witch's Cave edited by Luis de Barandiarán Irizar

The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit

Saga: Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

How to Write a Mystery edited by Lee Child

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History edited by Rose Fox and Daniel José Older

The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney

Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles

Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez

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How I pictured a couple characters from “The Returning” by Christine Hinwood

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || March 13 || Debut Author: The Returning by Christine Hinwood

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Read any good YA books lately?

This year has already been a big writing year for me, but I managed to read a few novels over the Christmas break. There’s an Australian novel called Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley. It’s truly wonderful and I’ve handed it out to so many people and they’ve loved it.

There’s another Australian novel that came out a couple of years ago. I think the US title is The Returning by Christine Hinwood. It’s not quite fantasy and not quite historical but I remember bursting out crying at the end from the sheer beauty of the experience. I treasure moments like that.

Finnikin made a few mock Printz lists and I remember someone writing that Ship Breaker put Finnikin to shame so obviously I had to read the novel that put mine to shame! Ship Breaker is a wonderful novel. It was one of the most original stories I’d read for a while and I really cared for those characters and was sad to see them go out of my life. Thankfully I didn’t feel shamed. I just felt like I was in good company.

--Melina Marchetta (March 2011) [x]