Although I’m currently living in the Rocky Mountain region of the US, I spent the majority of my life on the east coast. Before moving to Colorado, I’d never lived more than 20 minutes from the beach – sometimes as close as walking distance. In addition to the usual activities – sandcastles, surfing, swimming, sunbathingContinue reading “A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams”
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When Hitchcock Met F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
Why yes that is a not so subtle play on When Harry Met Sally, which has nothing to do with this novel whatsoever (except the New York setting). However, Suzanne Rindell’s debut is a pleasant blend of Hitchcockian noir and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby decadence. Set in New York during the 1920’s, complete with speakeasies,Continue reading “When Hitchcock Met F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell”
Silken Prey by John Sandford
The Black Krim. Sounds ominous, right? Good thing this discussion will eventually lead into a review of John Sandford’s new thriller-mystery Silken Prey (review copy provided by publisher) – because there’s nothing particularly mysterious about the Black Krim, aside from a name that could double as a terrorist organization. Rewind a few hours. By nature I am an anxious person.Continue reading “Silken Prey by John Sandford”
A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon
How do we end up who we are? Is it culture? Is it genetics? Is it both? As this site’s tagline threatens, today I will be intersecting life and literature. “Dual Inheritance Theory (DIT), also known as gene-culture coevolution, was developed in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s to explain how human behavior is aContinue reading “A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon”
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen
Boxing. The noble art of self-defense. In an effort to be less defenseless and partly because my university required physical education to graduate, I took years of boxing and kickboxing in college. My training wasn’t quite as effective as one would hope, as I still feel too ridiculous for anyone aside from my trainer to watch me.Continue reading “The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen”
Godforsaken Idaho by Shawn Vestal
It is possible that Dorothy Parker once said ‘The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity’. Dorothy Parker was a wise woman. She also said, rather correctly, ‘I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.’ Indeed.Continue reading “Godforsaken Idaho by Shawn Vestal”
Scientia Potentia Est: Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley
With a name like O’Connor, you have to be Catholic®. True statement and meant to be said like the silly jam commercial, though it’s certainly not a registered trademark. However is there any O’Connor out there willing to admit they were not raised at least nominally Catholic? Growing up Catholic taught me quite a bit – lest youContinue reading “Scientia Potentia Est: Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley”
Abide With Me by Sabin Willett
A full decade later, I still think back on summer 2003 as one of my best seasons. It was my first (and only) real summer romance, when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever. Being young and in love in the heat of summer can be surreal. It certainly was for meContinue reading “Abide With Me by Sabin Willett”
Above All Things by Tanis Rideout
From Goodreads: In 1924 George Mallory departs on his third expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Left behind in Cambridge, George’s young wife, Ruth, along with the rest of a war-ravaged England, anticipates news they hope will reclaim some of the empire’s faded glory. Through alternating narratives, what emerges is a beautifully rendered storyContinue reading “Above All Things by Tanis Rideout”
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”
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