"Small Victories"
my take: As noted in a previous post, Anne and I are incarnations of a very similar being. So she …
memoir
"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 …
Stitches
my take: This is a necessary book…perhaps not today, not right now, but questions and situations will arise in life …
"The Tennis Partner"
my take: I loved Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone so when this was suggested as a good read, I was …
A Moveable Feast
my take: This was great to read after reading The Paris Wife … if we hadn’t read that last year, …
"Carry On, Warrior"
my take: I was introduced to Momastery.com by my Pastor Heidi a few years back as part of an adult …
"Until I Say Good-bye"
my take: After seeing a segment on the Today Show (and mopping my tears), I hopped on Amazon to order …
"Unwasted"
my take: Another book on addiction/recovery … this is a memoir of an alcoholic on how she learned to live …
How to be a Woman
my take: Whoa. This was a tough one. The first few chapters had the book chicks emailing to see if …
Same Kind of Different as Me
my take: In my work with ladies in recovery I often suggest books for them or read them bits from …
A Primate’s Memoir
my take: Our book club loved this … everybody had something to say and everybody read it! As a fan …
The Return of the Prodigal Son
my take: I’ve had this on the bedside at the cottage for a few years … poking through slowly. Pastor …
Population: 485
my take: The subtitle tells it all: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time. Each chapter tells something about …
Bittersweet
my take: This is Shauna’s second book. I related a bit better to Cold Tangerines, which was more about enjoying …
Committed
my take: I initially had a hard time getting into this book, but was warmed eventually by her folksy, friendly …
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