There is one word that perfectly describes the novel There, There, and it is powerful. Even the layout of the book is meant for you to really, really concentrate so that you can keep not only the characters straight but their place in it. Tommy Orange has written a fresh take on the plight of … Continue reading
Circe by Madeline Miller … Continue reading
Greer Hennessy is a movie location scout and is looking for a sleepy small town for a movie. A town filled with palm trees, shrimp boats, and a casino for the explosive bang at the end of the film. She finds all of this in Cypress Key, a picturesque town perfect for the movie. Eben … Continue reading
“The Time in Between” is a story about Sira Quiroga. Sira is an apprentice at a dress shop where her mother works as a seamstress. Growing up she learns everything there is to know about creating beautiful garments. She becomes engaged to Ignacio Montes, a man that adores her. Sira leads a simple, but comfortable … Continue reading
Almost French was the pick for the non-fiction book discussion in February. So let me sum up the evening for you: If you loved Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert there is a slight, and I mean slight chance you may like Almost French. Lots of comparisons here: finding yourself, finding love, finding and eating … Continue reading
“How We Got to Now” by Steven Johnson chronicles the making of the modern world through innovations in 6 different aspects of everyday life: Glass, Cold, Sound, Clean, Time and Light. These are seemingly simple innovations, but, as Johnson demonstrates, they’ve had enormous impacts on the way we live our lives today. Can you imagine … Continue reading
On a heavy foggy night, eleven people board a private plane headed back to New York. On the plane are a pilot, a co-pilot, and a flight attendant. The plane is chartered by David Bateman, a multimillionaire media mogul and his wife Maggie, a former preschool teacher. Along for the ride are their children … Continue reading
What drives your passion? What would you do if all limitations were removed from your life? Would you follow your dreams? Are you following your dreams? These are the questions Elle Luna encourages her readers to consider in the book “The Crossroads of Should and Must.” We all have dreams we’d like to pursue, and … Continue reading
It all begins with a chance encounter on a busy street corner in New York City. A busy sales executive brushes past an 11-year old boy asking for change on the street corner and continues on with her day. But then something convinces her to stop. She turns around and offers to have lunch with … Continue reading
When young unassuming Rose Edelstein celebrates her ninth birthday her life forever changes in ways she could not have imagined. When Rose takes a bite of her mom’s lemon cake she is able to taste her mother’s emotions: which taste like despair and emptiness. To her horror, she discovers she has a “gift” to taste … Continue reading
