What’s next?
After You by JoJo Moyes My book club chose to read this after finishing the author’s very moving and successful … Continue reading What’s next?
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Imagining a future
In Life After Life, Kate Atkinson stretched the concept of fiction and challenged readers by exploring multiple futures for her … Continue reading Imagining a future
Catching up on my reading
Actually, I’m catching up on writing about my reading. In the two months since my hand surgery and my move … Continue reading Catching up on my reading
A Series of Unlikely Events
“Life is a series of unlikely events, isn’t it? Hers certainly is. One unlikely event after another, adding up to … Continue reading A Series of Unlikely Events
Hemingway’s Paris Wife
When Hadley Richardson marries Ernest Hemingway he is 21. She is 29. Both come from families with domineering mothers and a history … Continue reading Hemingway’s Paris Wife
Rising against the wind
The noted pilot, Beryl Markham, is just four years old when her mother leaves her in Africa with her father. … Continue reading Rising against the wind
Atticus is just a man after all
At twenty-six, Jean Louise Finch comes home to Maycomb, Alabama for a two-week visit with her adored father, Atticus. He’s … Continue reading Atticus is just a man after all
Three things I learned about the lifesaving power of kindness and learning
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard by Laura Bates. 1. Doing good–even for those who … Continue reading Three things I learned about the lifesaving power of kindness and learning
It’s a long story
Aah, the final book in Ken Follett’s epic Century Trilogy. The audio version of this one sustained me through several … Continue reading It’s a long story
Love remembers us
The Day We Met: A Novel by Rowan Coleman This book moved me in a way that is hard to … Continue reading Love remembers us
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