Author: Saeed Jones Genre: Memoir Publisher: Simon and Schuster Published: October 8, 2019 Book Description: “People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The ‘I’ it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, ‘I am no longer yours.’” Haunted…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round Up – September 23, 2019
Happy Monday all. Hope you had a great week. I was spent some time in Omaha visiting with customers. I happen to enjoy travel, because I get some very good reading time in. This week I read 5 books and they were for the most part solid. Here is my recap of what I read:…
Read MoreAmerican Royals – Book Review
Author: Katherine McGee Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Published: September 3, 2019 Book Description: What if America had a royal family? If you can’t get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha. Crazy Rich Asiansmeets The Crown. Perfect for fans of…
Read MoreMotherland – Book Review
Author: Elissa Altman Genre: Memoir Publisher: Ballentine Books Published: August 6, 2019 Book Description: After surviving a traumatic childhood in nineteen-seventies New York and young adulthood living in the shadow of her flamboyant mother, Rita, a makeup-addicted former television singer, Elissa Altman has managed to build a very different life, settling in Connecticut with her…
Read MoreThe Truth is a Theory – Book Review
Author: Karyn Bristol Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Wooden Dock Press Published Date: June 14, 2019 Book Description: How do you define the truth? Is it what you see? Is it what you are told by a beloved partner, a best friend, a trusted parent? Is it the whispers you hear in the halls of your…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round Up – August 16, 2019
Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great week of reading and anything that you enjoy doing. My New England Patriots won and dare I say, look like they will make another run for the Super Bowl. Also as far as reading goes, I hit a major milestone and have read over 200 book for…
Read MoreWithout Her – Book Review
Author: Rosalind Brackenbury Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Delphinium Published: July 23. 2019 Book Description: When her old friend Hannah doesn’t show up at her house in the south of France, everyone assumes that Claudia, who has known Hannah since their shared years at boarding school, will know where she is, and what has happened. But…
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