I just finished reading Cleaning Nabokov's House by Leslie Daniels and recommend the journey. A woman leaves her marriage, buys a former home of Vladimir Nabokov, finds a lost novel of his--maybe, and tries her hand at romance writing among other things. There are so many quotes in here that resonated with me, but I especially liked this one for our book club group.
"Back at home I gave myself a pass on being a productive human being. Sometimes you can be a productive human being and sometimes you just have to read fiction, even romantic fiction."
Perfect! Now I have absolution for all those romance novels. Seriously though, that comment does resonate. Sometimes in the evening or on a weekend when I am just sitting, I get panicky thinking I should be doing something "meaningful." Usually, though, I can make myself relax and settle into knitting.
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