From Goodreads: In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nineContinue reading “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis”
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My Ideal Bookshelf
From Goodreads: The books that we choose to keep –let alone read– can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In MY IDEAL BOOKSHELF, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped themContinue reading “My Ideal Bookshelf”
Debut fiction 2013: A top ten list
The week’s topic: top ten 2013 debut novels I would like to read. This is a hard top ten list to write. For starters, I do like to actually read the books I list, so if I include it on the list I feel like I am committing to it. It also prohibits the inclusionContinue reading “Debut fiction 2013: A top ten list”
Love Is a Canoe by Ben Schrank
From Goodreads: Peter Herman is something of a folk hero. Marriage Is a Canoe, his decades-old book on love and relationships, has won the hearts of hopeful romantics and desperate cynics alike. Peter and his wife lived a peaceful life, but now it’s 2010, and his wife has just died. He passes time with a womanContinue reading “Love Is a Canoe by Ben Schrank”
The Two Week Wait by Sarah Rayner
From Goodreads: A memorable and moving page-turner about two very different women, each yearning to create a family of her own What if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait? From the author of the international bestselling One Moment, One Morning, comes a moving portrait about what it trulyContinue reading “The Two Week Wait by Sarah Rayner”
Future accomplishments: A top ten list
I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions. Usually I just set reasonable goals throughout the year and follow through with those. With that being said, I see no reason why I should not at least try and come up with ten bookish goals (as hosted by the Broke and the Bookish) for 2013. IfContinue reading “Future accomplishments: A top ten list”
Ashenden by Elizabeth Wilhilde
From Goodreads: Spring 2010, and when Charlie and Ros inherit Ashenden from their aunt Reggie a decision must be made. The beautiful eighteenth-century house, set in acres of English countryside, is in need of serious repair. Do they try to keep it in the family, or will they have to sell? Moving back in time,Continue reading “Ashenden by Elizabeth Wilhilde”
Not a very nice guy: The Dark Half by Stephen King
From Goodreads: Thad Beaumont is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has developed a lucrative thriller-writing alter ego named George Stark. When he stops being fun Beaumont wants to kill him. But George Stark does not want to die. Chances are, when talking to most Stephen King fans, The Dark Half doesn’t come up. It’s not considered one of hisContinue reading “Not a very nice guy: The Dark Half by Stephen King”
Life According to Literature
I feel like this is one of those surveys that I filled out in middle school, only a slightly more literary take on it. So it’s fun, if not particularly enlightening. I found it over at Catherine Pope – Victorian Geek via Annabel Smith. Using only books you have read this year (2012), answer these questions.Continue reading “Life According to Literature”
These books WILL be read in 2013: A top ten list
So I didn’t die of the heinous strain of influenza circling Denver, it was a near thing though. I have never been that sick in my adult life. There were several days where I thought I might die. It may seem dramatic to say now, but at the time I swear it was true. NowContinue reading “These books WILL be read in 2013: A top ten list”
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