“J’arrivais pas à laisser ce livre,” the message said. “I couldn’t leave this #book,” is the literal translation and I like it. But do we leave #books
? So I guess it would be “I couldn’t put this book down.” #home#love#bookreview#lifewriting#paris#reykjavik#barcelona#dubuque#chicago#madison#iowacity#iowa#travel#family#friendship#wisconsin this #story is filled with #beautiful#places and #people#kindnessmatters
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I am home. in #Chicago on Andrew’s terrace where he and the frog are reading near #water in the #light of June. The #book is filled with sensations of water and light and Chicago is in there, too. Thanks @andrewhayespr. Thanks, Chicago for all you gave me! To Andrew for his #kindness, another thing the #book is filled with 
#home#summer#summerreading#love and its cost, #grief. #joy and #beauty and #friendship and #family
“29 pages in and it’s so comfortable–the juxtaposition of life and home–so beautifully shared–are resonant and readers are grateful to be along for the ride.”
I am home. in #Colorado, waiting to be #read. #goodbook #home #bookstagram #book #books #beauty #love #grief #inspiration #moving #keepmoving #wonder #joy I am home. Chez Soi Press. 2023
Such a delight to hear from readers around the world upon reception of the book, where it is waiting for them, how they feel while and after reading. Thanks so much to you all.
If you’d like to send a photo and message you can send them to: welcomewonder@mariannemaili.com
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Chère Marianne,
J’ai fini la lecture de ton livre que j’ai beaucoup aimé pour différentes raisons.
It’s a real journey for the reader, who really gets to experience what the narrator feels and goes through.
It is full of sensations, sensations of nature, sensations of water, of light, sensations of the body
The narrator is very generous in sharing what she feels, her vulnerability, her strengths–
I felt close to the other characters, the son, the father, the mother. I liked her a lot, she is so special, with such a nice spirit, sense of humor. I was very moved and touched all through the reading and of course at the end. It made me think about my mother and I wanted to be as good as the narrator is, to her.
The relations with men are also very interesting.
Also, the fact that the son is a man too, and is going to be another kind of man because he had such a great mother.
I really liked what the narrator says about the wound, this passage where she shares her research/work is very interesting.
I would very much like to read the thesis! If there is a possibility to read it?
So, wouaw, reading this book, Marianne, made me experience a bit of your experience and helped me grow as well. It is really a good book, that gives strength–strength to be vulnerable, strength to be what you want to be in life, strength to be free.
#home in #La Rochelle, #France #goodbook #beauty #wonder#joy #grief #adventure #remembrance #moving #touching #travel #bookrecommendation
this message from author Astrid de Laage (https://www.grasset.fr/…/de-la-main-dune-femme…
I am home. resting on an Iowa porch in June. This reader loved it and “immensely enjoyed ” the format. “I could read a few pages here and there and always come back to it and easily get back in.” She is a fan of page 7 among others. #goodbooktoread#booklover#bookstagram#book#bookbar#booklovers#bookrecommendations#booklove#truestory#iowa#france#iceland#barcelona#eros#voice#wound#beauty#wonder#joy#love#home#funny#rich#deep#intimate#inspiration#generosity#grief#sensuality I am home. Chez Soi Press. #2023 If you find it valuable please spread the word.
I am home. in Helsinki! with Paul who considers it a moving telling with piercing insights and even has a favorite sentence which is also one of mine. He loved the kaleidoscope format. Do you have a favorite sentence? #helsinki #goodbooktoread #greatbook #bookrecommendations #truestory #beauty #wonder #love #joy #sensuality #grief #finland #travel #adventure #home
I am home. in Paris with Patricia! The book opens in Paris 
Patricia finds the book #inspiring #lyrical and #poetic and enjoys the constant presence of nature in its pages. She honors it by calling this #remembrance a pastoral #masterpiece! Thank you @triciakilleen 
#bookrecommendations#greatbook#nonfiction#kaleidoscope#love#grief#beauty#wonder#joy#paris#france#reading#travel#home
“Friend and author Marianne Maili’s I am home. is a page-turner and inspirational in describing both her life and the accessible pleasures open to us all if we are mindful enough to accept life’s gifts sprinkled among its challenges. Her lyrical and poetic depictions of nature–constantly present on the pages–place Maili’s memoir among pastoral as well as memoir masterpieces. Her previous award-winning novel, Lucy, go see. is also a must-read.”
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Marianne Maili 