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The Year of the Horses: A Memoir

August 17, 2022

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Courtney Maum’s memoir opens with a scene of a young daughter refusing her mother’s help to put on her socks despite the fact that they’re going to be late for an appointment. Maum is the mother and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, marriage, memoir, motherhood, women, writers' lives

June Reading Recap

July 1, 2022

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June. What a month. Normally, this is a recap of my reading, but no matter how I try to stick to the subject of books my brain refuses to cooperate. By this time next week we’ll be starting the 2,200 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, fantasy, literary, Manhattan, wealth

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

August 16, 2021

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When twins Julius and Jeanie’s mother, Dot, dies it signals an end to their life as they’ve known it. They live quietly in a small rural cottage on enough land for Dot and Jeanie to sell vegetables ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, family, literary

A Girl is a Body of Water

September 30, 2020

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I came upon Jennifer Makumbi’s novel, A Girl is a Body of Water, in my efforts to further diversify my reading. It’s a multi-generational saga centered around a young Ugandan woman named Kirabo. The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, Africa, cultural, literary

October Reading-Wrap-Up

November 5, 2018

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  I realize it's already the first week of November but last week was taken up with family and I could not get myself pulled together until  the weekend. Having said that, as much as I'd like ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: cookbook, mini-reviews, mystery, thriller

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