review

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

my take: An interesting blend of literature and World War II. The main character Doriggo loves to read and always …

The Girl on the Train

my take: For a quick, page turning summer read – grab this and you will be transported (ha!) along the …

"All the Light We Cannot See"

my take: Sometimes I do weary of World War reads. How, after 70 years, can we still be mining for …

Being Mortal

my take: At first I thought to recommend this to doctors, nurses, people over, say, 70 years … and then …

"Emma"

my take: I am a confirmed sucker for all things Jane Austen…finishing the Pride and Prejudice story? a movie based …

"Tell the Wolves I’m Home"

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"Big Little Lies"

my take: I was quite surprised by the almost flippant tone of the opening of this novel. It seemed light, …

"How to Be an American Housewife"

my take: When American service men were stationed in Japan at the end of WWII, many found Japanese brides to …

What Alice Forgot

my take: When Alice, a 39 year old mother of three, falls off her spin bike and knocks her head …

"The Silver Star"

my take: The opening lines of The Silver Star are reminiscent of The Glass Castle: “My sister saved my life when …

The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion

my take: I always love a Fannie Flagg book…generally small-town Southern, salt of the earth people, slightly funny, slightly touching. …

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

my take: I put off starting this because it’s nonfiction AND it’s India. It was obvious to me it was …

Transatlantic

my take: I loved Let the Great World Spin and when I saw this at the book store I grabbed it. Spin had a …

"This is the Story of a Happy Marriage"

my take: This is a compilation of Ann Patchett’s various magazine articles and a few new essays ~ the book …

"Running Like a Girl"

my take: I took up running in 2014 when I turned *SHOCKING* 50 and probably wouldn’t have been interested in …