“Every woman is a priestess if she loves life and can work magic on herself and those who are sacred to her. It’s time for women to remind themselves of the powers they have inside. The goddess hates to see abilities go to waste, and women waste their abilities far too often.” Continue reading Book report: Better late than never
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman has been on my cyber nightstand for a long time. Then the Swedish … Continue reading Book report: If you love a curmudgeon, read this book
While the language is the same (mostly), my dearly beloved (db) and I were in for a few little surprises … Continue reading Learning to read Australian before breakfast
Ann Patchett is one of my favorites. Her ability to place a reader into a scene and inside the heads … Continue reading Book review: The lies that bind
If you learned your life was nearly over, how would you choose to live? Dr. Paul Kalanithi, the author of … Continue reading Book review: A matter of life and death
In Delia Ephron’s latest, Siracusa, two couples vacation together in Sicily where their marriages as well as their friendship unravel … Continue reading Book review: Whom do you trust?
Both these books feature young women, both focused on their successful careers, but with personal lives that are … Continue reading Some lighter reading, now and then…
The Japanese Lover: A Novel Fans of Isabel Allende will enjoy this sweeping story of forbidden love. Two women meet … Continue reading Love in the time of prejudice
Franklin, Eleanor, Sara, Lucy, Earl, Missy, Lorena, Daisy, and Joe. This was a very crowded and complicated marriage. FDR and … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s crowded marriage
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