Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
By: Linda Murphy Marshall
4.32
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
After both her parents die, Linda Murphy Marshall, a multi-linguist and professional translator, re…
Want to Read $ 12.99"Translating. It’s exhausting (166)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Translating. It’s exhausting (166)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"My daydreams never let me down (217)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"My daydreams never let me down (217)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
If you liked the memoir plot in Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by Linda Murphy Marshall , here is a list of 7 books like this:
1. The Paris Wife
By: Paula McLain
3.82
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Paula McLain's The Paris Wife book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"They love me like a pack of wolves. Ernest"-Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
"We stood there, locked and lovely as statues in a garden."-Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
"You're making something new. Don't forget that when it starts to hurt."-Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
"You have to digest life. You have to chew it up and love it all through."-Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
2. The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
By: Philip Roth
3.91
Format: 361 pages, Paperback
It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Philip Roth's The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Niente dura, e nondimeno niente passa. E niente passa proprio perché niente dura."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Tanta istruzione, e non serve a nulla. Nulla può isolare dal più infimo livello del pensiero."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"موته كان خلاصها.الموت تدخل ليبسط كل شيء.كل شك،كل ريبة،كل الهواجس أزيحت جانبا على يد ذلك المستخف الأعظم بهم جميعا،الذي هو الموت."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
3. Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living
By: Tim Bauerschmidt , Ramie Liddle
4.40
Format: None pages, ebook
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, a… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tim Bauerschmidt's Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
4. Stone Butch Blues
By: Leslie Feinberg
4.43
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Woman or man? This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Gold… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
5. The Education of Dixie Dupree
By: Donna Everhart
3.46
Format: None pages, ebook
In 1969, Dixie Dupree is eleven years old and already an expert liar. Sometimes the lies are for he… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Donna Everhart's The Education of Dixie Dupree book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
6. Seneca Falls Inheritance (Glynis Tryon, #1)
By: Miriam Grace Monfredo
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
In the small town of Seneca Falls, New York, history was in the making. And so was murder... Amidst… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Miriam Grace Monfredo's Seneca Falls Inheritance (Glynis Tryon, #1) book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
7. Anything Is Possible
By: Elizabeth Strout
3.20
Format: None pages,
Short story collection Anything Is Possibleexplores the whole range of human emotion through the in… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Elizabeth Strout's Anything Is Possible book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
8. Lucky Man
By: Michael J. Fox
4.25
Format: 512 pages,
In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkin… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Michael J. Fox's Lucky Man book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
9. Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels
By: Paul Pringle
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Paul Pringle's Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
10. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Doris Kearns Goodwin's An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
11. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
By: Liz Cheney
4.60
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Liz Cheney's Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
12. The Latecomer
By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
4.01
Format: 439 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a la… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Latecomer book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
13. Blood and Moonlight (Blood and Moonlight, #1)
By: Erin Beaty
3.89
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orp… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Erin Beaty's Blood and Moonlight (Blood and Moonlight, #1) book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
14. The Road from Belhaven
By: Margot Livesey
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy, a novel about a young wom… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Margot Livesey's The Road from Belhaven book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
15. Haven
By: Emma Donoghue
3.42
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the s… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Emma Donoghue's Haven book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Fog makes an island of every man."-Emma Donoghue, Haven
"To travel is to turn the pages of the great book of life."-Emma Donoghue, Haven
"Cormac’s distracted by a slopping sound under the slats. He keeps talking to soothe his nerves. ‘Here’s a saying I’ve heard but don’t understand: Never turn your back on the ocean.’ ‘Even on a calm d…"-Emma Donoghue, Haven
16. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
By: Andy Borowitz
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Andy Borowitz's Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
17. In the Time of Our History
By: Susanne Pari
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Inspired by her own Iranian-American heritage, the acclaimed author weaves a beautifully crafted st… read more
Want to Read $ 9.48Similar categories in Susanne Pari's In the Time of Our History book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
18. A Heart That Works
By: Rob Delaney
4.62
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
New York Times Bestseller * The New Yorker Best Books of 2022 * Entertainment Weekly Best Boo… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Rob Delaney's A Heart That Works book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
"I felt like I was being asked to find an individual lentil in a warehouse that a tornado had just torn through"-Rob Delaney, A Heart That Works
"Why don't you just leave open the possibility that others love you, whether you like it or not, and that the people who'd like you to stick around aren't, to a man, wrong."-Rob Delaney, A Heart That Works
19. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
By: Carol Leonnig
4.24
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Carol Leonnig's Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
20. The Queen of Dirt Island
By: Donal Ryan
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author Donal Ryan, a searing, jubilant… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Donal Ryan's The Queen of Dirt Island book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Time will wind its own sweet way. We have no choice but to keep up."-Donal Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island
"Happiness was a strange notion, something that was wrapped neatly, and packed into the closing scenes of television shows and daytime films, sharply relieved on the screen, but blurry in real life, a…"-Donal Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island
"her mother and grandmother and great-grandmother had walked her to the classroom door and Mammy had cried a bit and Granny had told her to cop on and Nana then had told Granny to cop on herself and t…"-Donal Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island
"She felt sad in that moment for anyone in the world who didn’t have a mother like hers. A mother who was standing now above her quarry like a prizefighter in a swell of victory, looking slowly left a…"-Donal Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island
21. The Mitford Affair
By: Marie Benedict
3.70
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more
Want to Read $ 9.00Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
22. This Is Happiness
By: Niall Williams
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
About This Is Happiness The most enchanting novel you'll read this year, from the acclaimed author… read more
Want to Read $ 8.21Similar categories in Niall Williams's This Is Happiness book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Nobody who's lived an anyway decent amount of life remembers everything."-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness
"It seems to me the true and individual nature of a human being's eyes defy description, or at least my capabilities. They're not like anything else, or anyone else's, and may be the most perfect proo…"-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness
"When you've been raised inside a religion, it's not a small thing to step outside it. Even if you no longer believe in it, you can feel its absence. There's a spirit-would to a Sunday. You can patch …"-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness
"It was a condensed explanation, but I came to understand him to mean you could stop at, not all, but most of the moments of your life, stop for one heartbeat and, no matter what the state of your hea…"-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness
23. While Justice Sleeps (Avery Keene, #1)
By: Stacey Abrams
3.96
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Stacey Abrams's While Justice Sleeps (Avery Keene, #1) book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Why American history? Other nations have achieved greatness with less hubris and narcissism." "Agreed. But America is a contradictory and precocious country, sir. We have, in a very short period of t…"-Stacey Abrams, While Justice Sleeps (Avery Keene, #1)
24. I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home
By: Jami Attenberg
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and e… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Jami Attenberg's I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
25. Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission
By: Mark Leibovich
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times Bestseller "He's one of the best chroniclers of politics today." -Jake Tapp… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Mark Leibovich's Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
26. Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron
By: Julia Quinn
3.53
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes this irresistible treat, a charming and… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Julia Quinn's Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
27. Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University
By: Richard White
3.26
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son.… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Richard White's Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
28. The Lion Women of Tehran
By: Marjan Kamali
4.50
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
29. A Stolen Child (Maggie D'arcy #4)
By: Sarah Stewart Taylor
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
After months of training, former Long Island homicide detective Maggie D’arcy is now officially a G… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Sarah Stewart Taylor's A Stolen Child (Maggie D'arcy #4) book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
30. Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature
By: Jennifer Lang
4.64
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
★★★★★ “For anyone who has ever loved deeply and been willing to take risks for the sake of love.” R… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Jennifer Lang's Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- memoir
31. Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
By: Linda Murphy Marshall
4.32
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
After both her parents die, Linda Murphy Marshall, a multi-linguist and professional translator, re… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery book and Linda Murphy Marshall's Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
- nonfiction
- memoir
"Translating. It’s exhausting (166)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"My daydreams never let me down (217)."-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"My goal consisted of trying not to anger her—or anyone… (73)"-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
"Tell me who I am, I’d asked my parents in so many ways. (16)"-Linda Murphy Marshall, Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
