The Seed Keeper
“Love the seeds as you love your children and the people will survive”
historical fiction
This Other Eden
heartbreaking historical fiction
The Covenant of Water
multi-generation saga
Unlikely Animals
very likely you’ll like this
The Night Watchman
reservation life
"Baltasar and Bluminda"
#wheninportugal #onabeachinPortugal
"The Truth According to Us"
#smalltown #whatsthetruth
"Doc"
my take: This took a bit to get into and was well worth the wading at the outset. A combination …
"The Invention of Wings"
my take: Oh, I really wanted to love this. I mean, The Secret Life of Bees was so memorable. After …
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. …
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 …
"The Daughters of Mars"
my take: I learned about this from a friend (former soccer moms together) who reads this blog … I bought …
"The Sojourn"
my take: This slim book was a great surprise. I saw it on my cousin Betsy’s TO READ pile and …
"The Cellist of Sarajevo"
my take: This is a quick and excellent read … although it’s about WAR so it’s not entirely easy. It’s …
The Good Lord Bird
my take: Several years ago I listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on tape in my van (yes, that’s …
"Imaginings of Sand"
my take: I love reading novels for a trip. My youngest son graduated high school this spring and family tradition …
"Leon and Louise"
my take: It’s amazing how many books have come from World War II. My friend Julie and I have oft …
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