“A society has no chance of success, if its women are uneducated.” As a woman living in Denmark, it is not often I think about the amount of freedom that I have – it is just something I take for granted. I am, of course, aware that there are women in other countries that do
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17 juli, 2016
The Automobile Club of Egypt ****
If you are looking for a fast paced thriller, this is not the book for you. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a book with great character development, a book to get lost in and a book that maybe learns you a thing or two – well, then you found it. The
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7 juli, 2016
All the light we cannot see *****
“You know the greatest lesson of history? It’s that history is whatever the victors say it is”. This book was lend to me by my neighbor, and I must say that her taste in books is very different from mine – and thank God for that – for otherwise I would have missed out on
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2 juli, 2016
The Kite Runner *****
“There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.” This is the first book by Khaled Hosseini, a MD and very gifted writer, born in Afghanistan and now living in the US. Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and
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