Book Review for “Shibby Magee” by Carrie Kabak. Summary: "When their bold and brassy mother, Vera Coffey, disappears after declaring she was born into Ireland’s Traveller community, a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority, Shibby and her twin sister Dorah are left behind in a settled family already cracking at the seams. Under the iron rule of … Continue reading A Very Irish Story.
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No Nonsense Nonagenarian.
Book Review for “The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl” by Bart Yates. Summary: "At the age of ninety-six, Isaac Dahl sits down to write his memoir. For Isaac, an accomplished journalist and historian, finding the right words to convey events is never a problem. But this book will be different from anything … Continue reading No Nonsense Nonagenarian.
Relative Fictions.
Book Review for “Mr Katō Plays Family” by Milena Michiko Flašar, Caroline Froh (Translation). Summary: "Mr Katō—a curmudgeon and recent retiree—finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won’t allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by … Continue reading Relative Fictions.
TCL is Going Abroad, again!
See you later, alligators! This is just a quick post to let you all know that by the time you read this, I'll already be in the air on a trans-Atlantic trip. Where will I be? In the US - Texas and California. What will I be doing there? The primary reason is to go … Continue reading TCL is Going Abroad, again!
The Rapid Movement of Wings.
Book Review for “No Land to Light On” by Yara Zgheib. Summary: "Hadi and Sama are a young Syrian couple flying high on a whirlwind love, dreaming up a life in the country that brought them together. She had come to Boston years before chasing dreams of a bigger life; he’d landed there as a … Continue reading The Rapid Movement of Wings.
A Scottish James Garner?
Book Review for “The House by the Loch” by Kirsty Wark. Summary: “Walter MacMillan is bewitched by the clever, glamorous Jean Thompson and can't believe his luck when she agrees to marry him. Neither can she, for Walter represents a strong and steady and loving man who can perhaps quiet the demons inside her. Yet … Continue reading A Scottish James Garner?
A Delicious Phoenix.
Book Review for “The Chocolate Maker’s Wife” by Karen Brooks. This is the story of Rosamund, a woman who was both literally and figuratively pulled out of a gutter only to rise up as Lady Blithman, the wife of Sir Everard Blithman, who was on the verge of opening a unique chocolate house in London … Continue reading A Delicious Phoenix.
A Family Inventory
Judith Kratt has been living in her family home in the small town of Bound South Carolina all her life, and she’s taken care of all that it contains – every piece of furniture, both valuable and worthless.
A Founding Mother’s Story
Book Review of "I, Eliza Hamilton" by Susan Holloway Scott In order to avoid stating the obvious, I see no reason to start this review with a story synopsis. This is because I believe that even those with only a cursory knowledge of American history will have heard the name Alexander Hamilton, and immediately recognize … Continue reading A Founding Mother’s Story
Counting on Family
Book Review of "Sisters One, Two, Three" by Nancy Star. Ginger's 13th year was as unlucky as the number. Many years after that tragic summer, it seems no one has been able to fix anything broken back then. Furthermore, there's her deteriorating relationship with her daughter Julia, and her mother Glory is no less strange … Continue reading Counting on Family
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