Handsome Boyfriend and I are planning a two week respite on The Continent in October, moseying from Nice to Venice with stops in between. "Preparing for the trip' , HB has stocked up on new hiking and backpacking equipment appropriate for autumn weather and I on books set along our route, so as to '...
This is an epic tale that swept me away completely. There are many rough parts of the story, as life for a young immigrant woman in the 1920's is a truly rough life. But, whereas many books written in this style and in this period of history are just too much for me, this story had so much heart and...
If it is true that a writer writes about what they know and that their first work is often semi-biographical, then Amy Bloom's life is a soap opera. He's sleeping with her who is sleeping with him, but he doesn't know that she is also sleeping with her who is sleeping with him, her, and her...Despi...
When I opened the book to read, I discovered that I had already read it but did not remember it any cohesive way. To me, since it didn't leave much of a lasting impression, it would mean it was good but not wonderful. Only the most extreme events of the novel stayed in my mind, but even then, it wa...
I was waiting for more of the development of the lost child story, which was just a tease for everything else that happened in this woman's life. Flees persecution of Russian Jews in Russia, comes to NY, becomes a mistress (odd father and gay son combination), discovers that her 4 year old is still ...
i've had my eye on "away" since it was released last summer to exemplary reviews. for me, it lived up to the hype. it's a wonderful read, full of great moments and images, such as..."It hurts to be in a warm and pretty place, even if it's not to everyone's taste, and to feel that you're the odd thin...
I don't have children, but I enjoyed these essays nonetheless. Some very interesting perspectives from a variety of women on raising girls in our modern world, and trying to find the balance between girliness and feminism.
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