Excellent retelling of the Greek myth, from Circe’s point of view. She is a sympathetic character, who evolves over the course of the novel. Miller keeps the story moving along. It is refreshing. The denouement is full of dread, yet turns out to be quite different from what one was imagining. Odysseus is a particularly well-drawn character.
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Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Séance de jeudi récréatif à la bibliothèque communale de Karaba
- Mise à jour des ordinateurs du Centre Multimédia de Houndé
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- Reading FAVL-produced books in Koho library, Burkina Faso!
- Librarian meeting in Sumbrungu, Ghana
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Don de jeu de scrabble au Centre de Lecture et d’Études de Béréba
- Immersion à la bibliothèque communautaire de Koho
- Organisation d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Koumbia
- Visite d’une équipe de ABVBF à la Semaine Nationale de la Culture