1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UFJkOkoOZp"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/book-review-the-postmistress/">Book Review : The Postmistress</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/book-review-the-postmistress/embed/#?secret=UFJkOkoOZp" width="600" height="338" title="“Book Review : The Postmistress” — PoohsDen" data-secret="UFJkOkoOZp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Another pick from the NPR summer reads list I typically shy away from war books. The feeling war brings to me is something I cannot explain. I feel blessed to have the life I have without worrying about war and bombs like many people of my age in parts of the globe. War books are really not my idea of a relaxing read. Having said that, The Postmistress is a war book – a book about war but also a book about 3 women. 3 women who are totally different but somewhere along the way their lives get entangled. Iris – The postmistress (or postmaster as she prefers) – she is all about rules, order and routine in the small town Franklin, US but she chose not to deliver a mail. Frankie Bard- the narrator – a war reporter, her war stories churned my stomach. To be very honest, this book is not filled with blood and gore but the emotional part of war is difficult. Frankie’s radio voice from London brings war closer to Franklin residents take note. Emma Fitch – the new doctor’s wife. Sweet, innocent, alone she faces reality and motherhood. 3 women and I was surprised […]http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/the-postmistress.jpg