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Inventing the Rest of Our Lives by Susan Levine Braun

August 19, 2016

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Yesterday, I had a milestone-ish birthday. 55, which means I can no longer say I’m in my early 50s. Boo to that. I’m not generally one to find age markers to be difficult—I thought 40 was a blast, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: midlife

Rodin’s Lover: A Novel

March 27, 2015

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  I have been intrigued by the life of Camille Claudel since watching the 1988 movie by the same name. She was a sculptor, living in Paris in the late 1800s, a time that was not conducive to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, art, book clubs, historical fiction, Paris, Plume

Bristol House

February 6, 2014

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  Annie Kendall’s life has not gone the way she’d hoped it would. In the midst of a stellar academic career as an architectural historian she let a fondness for alcohol get away from her and in doing ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: historical fiction, London, mystery, Viking

Inventing the Rest of Our Lives

July 10, 2012

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  I recently had the opportunity to read Suzanne Levine Braun’s Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. Although not a new release its message is still relevant for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, midlife, Plume, self-help, women

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