by Alexandra Fuller
Random House, 2001
Rating: A
It’s the 1970’s and Bobo (Alexandra) has been living in Rhodesia since she was two. She’s a young white girl, born to English parents. That’s her on the cover of the book. Don’t you love that expression on her face? She is curious, feisty while still being a sweet child. [...]
It is my pleasure to welcom Edith Wharton to my blog by way of the Classics Circuit. January has been designated as the month to read Ms.Wharton’s works and tell others about them. I chose to read one of her non-fiction pieces, The Writing of Fiction. As a reader, I’m interested in knowing how various [...]
By Hank Phillippi Ryan
MIRA, 2009
My Rating: A
I’m feeling pretty smug right now but I’ll try not to strut in an obnoxious way. Why am I smug? Because, for once, I have a great book that is number one in the series. Not only the first book – I have all four books! Okay, that was [...]
by Lucy Knisley
Simon & Schuster, 2007
My Rating: C+
Lucy is approaching her twenty-second birthday, approaching adulthood. As a gift, as a rite-of-passage, Lucy is given a five-week trip to Paris with her mother. From a small rented apartment they venture out to see everything that Paris has to offer. They see the major attractions of Paris [...]
I have two small books to tell you about before we end this year.
The 7 Great Prayers
by Paul and Tracey McManus
The McManus’ created the prayers during an extremely low period in their lives. They had nothing left to do but pray.
“One sleepless night, we lay in bed in the middle of the night [...]
by Barbara Robinson
HarperCollins, 1972
My Rating: A
I’m a huge fan of reading Dicken’s Christmas Carol at this time of the year but – there is also a great American Christmas classic that’s fun to read too. Fun is the operative word here.
Synopsis (from Amazon):
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. [...]
I confess to being curious about the lives of people who live in secluded religious communities. The Amish are of special interest because they are not separated behind compound-gates. They live on farms right in the middle of the “English.”
I enjoy reading novels about fictitious Amish, especially those that seem real. I’ve read three of [...]