This is a book you sit with. It reminds me a lot, tangentially, of Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, which I also found thanks to The Book Girls Guide. This book was a good reminder that there are more books out there about the eugenics programs in the US that I want to read. There are also ...
Fiction / Women
BOOK REVIEW: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
This is the book that started my journey down memory lane, caused me to bookmark some things I read back in the late 1900s in school, and listen to The Scarlet Letter. You know, since that was the inspiration for Hester. And for this book, I don't really have thoughts. I didn't love it, but I ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
So, you think you are settling into a nice and tidy little literary historical story. Then chapter 8 happens. And as you continue to read/listen, you get literary words and great historical details, but then there's more Chapter 8s that keep you hanging on to what you think you know, and realize ...
BOOK REVIEW: Where Wilted Flowers Bloom by Johanna Rojas Vann
Ya'll, I almost passed on this book. I wanted to read it as the premise caught my attention. I saved it to read, but then things just got a little crazy, and I was running out of time. And I almost didn't read this book. Remember, I wanted to read it but didn't think I'd have time. I'm so glad I ...
BOOK REVIEW: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Curmudgeonly. That's the word that Veronica sparks for me. Perhaps she's earned that moniker with age. Perhaps experience. Perhaps that's just who she always was. She reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant who I found completely irritating. But over time she grew on me. Getting to know her, her story, and ...