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The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores, by Diana Marcum
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“In her engaging travel memoir [Marcum] captures the spirit of saudade with an eye for detail and a playful earnestness…In the remote islands of the Azores, Marcum seems to have found her spot.†—The New York Times Book Review“If you need a summer vacation but can’t get out of town, take a trip to the Azores with Diana Marcum. Her travel memoir about her special connection to the islands will make you want to drop everything and hop on the next flight to paradise.†—HelloGiggles“Lazy mornings, family intrigue, cantankerous bulls, hope. Diana Marcum found it all on a potato-shaped island in the middle of the Atlantic. And thank goodness she did, for the resulting tale is as inspirational as it is entertaining. Marcum is the perfect travel companion: smart, open-minded, and just the right amount of funny. She’s also endearing, in a Bad News Bears sort of way, and by the end of The Tenth Island I found myself not only liking her but rooting for her too.†—Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss
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About the Author
Diana Marcum is a narrative writer for the Los Angeles Times. In 2015, she won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for her newspaper portraits of farmers, field-workers, and others in the drought-stricken towns of California’s Central Valley.
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Product details
Hardcover: 252 pages
Publisher: Little A (August 1, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1503941329
ISBN-13: 978-1503941328
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.0 out of 5 stars
1,062 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#270,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I have to admit that none of the First Reads selections particularly stood out to me this month, including this one. It took me two hours to decide, even with the help of other reviews, and I finally "settled" on this book only because in my military days, I ended up visiting the Azores several times. I expected to be mildly entertained at best, so was wonderfully surprised at the read I ended up getting. It was a beautiful book. Slow and relaxing, with vivid description that I found haunting. Such as this passage:"When I finally saw the Azores, they were brilliant green specs in a dark sea, peeking in and out of the mist. No wonder they may have been lost and found a few times."And this one:"Alberto laughed. 'You think the Tenth Island is a place or group of people?' he scoffed. 'The Tenth Island is what you carry inside you. It's what's left when everything else falls away. Those of us who live between worlds just know the Tenth Island better. No matter where I have lived—I have never left my island.'"This book was a perfect read for a lazy Sunday morning, in a world where I have been longing for a little escape. I respect everyone's opinions, and not every book is for every person, but this particular book was perfect for me!!!
I am in awe at the skill of Ms Marcum in capturing the essence and spirit of other people and in making me feel I am one of those in her tale.Early in “The Tenth Island,†I found this quote from the author that describes not only the author, but me:‘I had also, for many years, longed for things swallowed in the past, forever out of reach. Now I finally knew where everyone went. And I may have found a word for something inside me that I didn’t even know what it was anymore. Saudade.†— from page 13.Now, on to explain what pleases me, and what concerns me while reading “The Tenth Island,†by Diana Marcum.THE WRITINGSTYLE, FLOW, EDITING First rate. As you will see in the below excerpt, this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is a writer who is expert at describing scenes and at communicating the thoughts and emotions of her subjects and, even, her own innermost secrets.BLUSH FACTOR - Language & Content *** The below paragraph is edited for clarity and as to who made the statement referred to. By older I meant a woman in her eighties and from whom one would not usually expect to hear putting her words in quite the way she did. It was one of the charms of the writing.In terms of profanities: No worries. In terms of frank talk of sex, well, some may be taken aback at how honest one character, an older woman in her eighties, addresses alternative means of sexual pleasure. I was surprised, but not shocked. Indeed, I have no qualms whatsoever with the inclusion of her discussion. However, I do know some folks would not forgive me if I failed to warn them. I certainly would not want anyone to presume that the frank talk was THAT harsh. It was surprising because the words came out of an elderly woman.CONFUSIONIn her introduction, the author indicates this is not a journalistic work, primarily because she changed names and even created one or more characters. Perhaps more is fictionalized, and perhaps not. While I greatly appreciate her disclaimer, and her honesty in so stating, it is impossible for me to determine how truthful her story was. This is not a criticism, though, because if I were to write my own memoir, I would find such a warning to be necessary.EXCERPT“Hey-a Diana,†he said. “I’m-a here with my good, good friend. He owns a beautiful hotel, right next to the water. I tell him there’s this writer who likes the Azores but never been to the Azores. He says, ‘Tell her to come and stay at my hotel. No problem.’ We got another friend way high with the airline. He’ll get you a free ticket. No-a strings. We know you can’t make-a no promises.â€I thanked him but told him reporters weren’t allowed to take free trips. And I didn’t know anyone who might ask me for a movie script.“Don’t write anything,†he said. “Fernanda says to tell you, you should say yes.â€Fernanda got on the phone. She told me that the American way is that “you wash my back, I wash yours.†But the Azorean way is that everybody works together to make enough for everybody. “These men put together a big pot of sopa—you grab a bowl.â€The next day I was having lunch with a writer I considered a mentor even though we were only a few years apart. Even to his face, I called him the Manly Author. He had a lot in common with those Azorean bulls. Small spaces made him edgy; you could almost imagine him pawing the ground. He was a Very Serious Investigative Journalist for a big paper, and his favorite line of attack was the hard charge.It was with a sense of embarrassment that I told him how tempted I was by Frank’s offer for a free trip to the Azores. I figured my resolve needed the disapproval he was sure to provide.“Go,†he said. “You got no conflict. Just don’t write anything else about them for the Fresno paper. You got one foot out the door anyway.â€â€œBut what do you think they expect? What do they want from me?†I asked.“Same thing everyone wants,†he said. “They want someone to know their story. And, [expletive deleted], maybe it’s supposed to be a part of your own story.â€Somehow that seemed...’Taken from page 27, “The Tenth Island†by Diana Marcum.BOTTOM LINEI was so enthralled by this story that I could rate it five stars with no concern. Had the author simply stated, “Although some of what follows is drawn from people I know and love, this work is more fiction than fact, and should be treated as fiction. My choice to rate this work at four stars is primarily to ensure that potential readers are alerted to this. Four stars is still a high rating.Four stars out of five. If I could rate it 4.5, though, or even 4*, that would be better. I greatly enjoyed the writing.Will you help me? I hope and trust that this review has helped you. Did I answer most of your questions and concerns? I encourage you to click the appropriate button [helpful or not helpful] below. Also, leave a comment below. Doing so helps me provide reviews that work better for you. I am writing a book for aspiring reviewers and for product suppliers seeking reviews in an effort to help improve the process and to understand the value of Amazon’s Customer Review process. 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Great read for those looking for an entertaining, fun, summer book. I enjoyed the characters that the author surrounded herself with and the lighthearted humor throughout the book.I have to strongly disagree with some of the lower ratings that a couple of people mentioned about the book not having enough of the history of the Azores and the history of the relationship with the Azores and CA. This is not a history book on the Azores or the immigrants that migrated to the United States. This book is about the love affair one woman had with the beautiful culture of the Azoreans and the path that took her there.
I was so enthralled by the Azores I kept googling for more info and now plan to go there next May. She is a great writer and I felt that she shared her hopes and fears with me throughout the adventure she took me on. I could smell the sea and the breads baking and taste the cheese. I could not have asked for anything more from a book as I enjoyed her friends as much as she did. A triumph.
Writing as clear and transparent as the blue sky of the Azores islands .. with touching characters pulled between their ancestors' island roots and their American opportunities for success. The author so skillfully describes smells, tastes, and sounds that the book is almost as vibrant as a movie. History is easily and naturally woven through the personal tale, never heavy or disruptive of the natural flow.Memorable opening to a corner of the world ... not surprising that far flung descendants return from across the ocean. Diana Marcum uses her reporting expertise to focus on tiny details that stand for deep truths. And when there is no word to express an emotion, she'll admit that too.
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