{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"Housekeeping - Book Review &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"85wJsYiZbS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/housekeeping-book-review\/\">Housekeeping &#8211; Book Review<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/housekeeping-book-review\/embed\/#?secret=85wJsYiZbS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Housekeeping &#8211; Book Review&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"85wJsYiZbS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson I started reading this book after I read my first book for the Orbis Terrarum challenge &#8211; Lolita. Compared to Lolita this book seemed small and was an easy read. It was an unassuming book I could say. Usually the first few pages of the book give you a feel of how the book will be and I really thought this book will be a easy read. But boy was I wrong. I was so wrong and really could not quite grasp the book so I quit writing its review for the longest time. But here we are, a small review. I admit the book has left me a little unsure and I am planning to read it again soon. But I am quite sure it will leave me unsure as it is a subject that confuses me &#8211; impermanence of life. The story is about two sisters, Ruth and Lucille who grow up in a small town by the lake near Seattle. Their mother abandons them with their grandmother and presumably commits sucide. The sisters grow up with the great-aunts who find it difficult to raise children after their grandmother dies. Finally the great-aunts summon [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/images-eu.amazon.com\/images\/P\/0571230083.jpg"}