The Paris Wife is one of those novels that grabbed hold of me right from the start and never let go. The story starts in the midwest in the early 1920′s, where a young Ernest Hemingway meets and falls for Hadley Richardson, a woman 7 years his senior. I’ve always loved the 20′s — such…
Category Archives: 5 Star Reads
Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party
He’s ba-ack. Yes, the little squirrel who is a little fearful about trying new things is back with an all new obstacle to hurdle. He’s tackled getting out of his tree, making a friend, going to the beach, and nightmares. With those fears conquered, he’s decided to have a birthday party. At first, he decides…
Prince of Tides
The story of the Wingos is one of humor, grotesquerie, and tragedy. Tragedy predominates. Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy A while back Open Road media let me know that they were publishing some of Pat Conroy’s backlist titles as ebooks. I remembered reading and loving The Prince of Tides back in high school or…
Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Just like a moth to the streetlight, the cover of the book I was reading caught my daughter’s attention, and she was immediately lured in. The overwhelming pinkness, the wand in the little girl’s hand, and the actual glitter shimmering away on the cover instigated a high-pitched squeal of “Awwww! Your book is SOOOOO pretty!”…
The Fates Will Find Their Way
In the pitch we received from Harper Books, The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard was described as “an eerily evocative and masterfully crafted literary debut.” I couldn’t agree more. 16-year-old Nora Lindell has gone missing and the neighborhood boys who are left behind are affected in ways that last for years. Told…
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
What could be better than starting the year’s reading off with a book that will remain in your heart for a long time? Having just finished Walter Mosley’s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, I can confidently say that I have started my reading off right, and I’m happy to have my first new book…
Middle Grade Novels with Heart
I’ve already established that the middle grade category of books spans a wide range. Eight-year-olds and twelve-year-olds do not usually read the same books. They also span an amazing range of genres: historical fiction, tween chick lit, detective stories, funny books, sad books, books with a moral, books that make parents cringe. Today I’m going…
The Water is Wide
When I posted in Mailbox Monday that I had received a copy of the audiobook of Pat Conroy’s memoir The Water is Wide, Kathy of Bermuda Onion commented, “I loved The Water is Wide and kind of envy you for getting to experience it for the first time.” Only minutes into listening to the CD,…
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