Review: The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel
The Recipe Club A Tale of Food and Friendship A Novel By Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel Fiction 358 Pages Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her…
Read More Strolling Through the Target Bookshelves
Yesterday, I treated myself to a 20 minutes stroll through the Target book aisles. I found some of my favorites that I have read, some that I have been wanting to read, and a few that I hadn’t heard of that I would now like to read. Some of the ones that stood out to…
Read More Book Review: Mr Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons
MR ROSENBLUM DREAMS IN ENGLISH By Natasha Solomons At the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter—Saville Row…
Read More My Favorite Reads from 2010
I wanted to share some books that I really enjoyed reading in 2010. Not all of them were published in 2010, but just when I finally got around to reading them. So, if you are looking for a good read, check these out! They all come with high recommendations from me! (If that matters to…
Read More Review: Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orlean’s Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict…
Read More Book Review: NIGHT ROAD by Kristin Hannah
Jude Farraday is a happily married, stay-at-home mom who puts everyone’s needs above her own. Her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill enters their lives, no one is more supportive than Jude. A former foster child with a dark past, Lexi quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls…
Read More Review and Giveaway: The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey
In 2004, Kevin Malarkey and his six-year-old son, Alex, suffered an horrific car accident. The impact from the crash paralyzed Alex—and medically sp …more In 2004, Kevin Malarkey and his six-year-old son, Alex, suffered an horrific car accident. The impact from the crash paralyzed Alex—and medically speaking, it was unlikely that he could survive. “I…
Read More Review: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Lawyer Atticus Finch defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic, Puliter Prize-winning novel, a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Through the eyes of Atticus’s children, Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unanswering honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the…
Read More Review: The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon
Justin Fisher has a successful career as the manager of a luxury hotel, a lovely wife, and a charming young son. While all signs point to a bright future, Justin can no longer ignore the hole in his life left by his estranged family. When he finally gathers the courage to reconnect with his troubled…
Read More Review: LADY OF THE BUTTERFLIES By Fiona Mountain
LADY OF THE BUTTERFLIES Fiona Mountain Set in Somerset and London during the turbulent time of the Restoration, Lady of the Butterflies is a dramatic tale of passion, prejudice and death by poison, of riot and rebellion, science and superstition, madness and metamorphosis. It is also about the beauty of butterflies, about hope, transformation and…
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