Archive for May, 2009
BOOK REVIEW: Cutting For Stone
Cutting For Stone is a sweeping, outstanding epic. It is without question a book to be read, discussed and remembered. It is a work of fiction that blurs the fine line between imagination and reality. The author gives voice to the lead character, Marion Stone, who narrates this story, which seems as if it happens [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )BOOK REVIEW: Finding an Unseen God
Finding an Unseen God: Reflections of a Former Atheist by Alicia Britt Chole is an honest read. It is designed to make people look deeply into their faith and see how it measures up. It is based on Alicia’s experiences as she changes in her beliefs. Alicia refers to herself “as a fierce realist who [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Annie’s Ghosts
Annie’s Ghosts by Steve Luxenberg is an unusual, one-of-a-kind, compelling must read of the first order. The cover states it is a journey into a family secret. The secret begins when Steve’s mother, Bertha/Beth Luxenberg decides not to tell her husband to be that she had a disabled sister who was sent away to a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Highland Scandal
Highland Scandal involves “the rake” , Jack Haines, who is on the run from the Prince of Wales for allegedly having an affair with the Princess. A highland lord offers him shelter and protection if he handfasts or marries the lord’s niece. When he meets Lizzy Beal, he is surprised by the fact [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Perfection by Julie Metz
Pefection is a women’s book, but it could be recommended for anyone who has lost a spouse or is going through a divorce. It is about a woman called Julie Metz who loses her husband due to a brain aneurysm. Six months after his death she discovers that he was unfaithful to her throughout their [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Book Review: This Present Darkness
This Present Darkness was first published in 1986. The edition I read was in its seventeenth printing. It is a book that has proven itself shelf and read worthy by virtue of its universal theme of good versus evil. There are also themes of light versus dark, the big corporation versus small town business, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Purchase From Sam’s Club
The book faerie visited my cart when we went to Sam’s Club. I came home with Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark. Yippee!
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