The Dressmaker of Khair KhanaAuthor: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Maybe the subtitle of my favorite new book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon should be, “I Am Woman, Hear me Roar, “ because Ms. Lemmon does an outstanding job of showing us an insightful and moving picture of Afghan women who overcome. Lemmon is a former ABC News producer, covering presidential campaigns. She decides to change her career at age 30. Finding a subject for her MBA thesis at Harvard Business ... continue reading...
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Book Reviews & GIveaway: The Proper Care and Mainenance of Friendship
The Care and Maintenance of Friendship Author: Lisa Verge HigginsWhat a great trounce of a novel! I should have read this book a month ago, but I kept saving it, because it looked – well, delicious! And it is!Rachel Braun, a vivacious, unstoppable Molly Brown, a force of nature to her friends, dies suddenly of cancer, leaving her three best friends grieving. And opening envelopes. For Rachel has left a last request, an assignment of sorts, to be performed by each friend after her death. To ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: In Zanesville
In ZanesvilleAuthor: Jo Ann BeardWithout the punch of Mona Simpson’s “Anywhere but Here,” or the flash of Elizabeth Berg’s inherent intimate connections in “Joy School,” In Zanesville remains a novel to contemplate. A debut novel, In Zanesville displays Jo Ann Beard’s talent, and I expect her next novel will fly high.We never really know the name of our 14 year old narrator, although she alludes to “Jo” in “Little Women.” The narrator (Jo?) and Felicia (Flea), her best friend, fly by the seat ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews & Giveaway: Glee Encore
Glee EncoreAPRIL 19th~! Set your calendars! This is the date that Glee Encore comes out on Blu- Ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.I remember when Elvis warbled “Love Me Tender. I cried. I remember when Barbra Streisand first sang “People.” I had goosebunps. I remember when the Beatles sang on stage – and I was there. I screamed. When I listened to the Glee Gang sing through their first season of back to back songs, I just about did all three.Trumping American Idol, ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Toys
ToysAuthors: James Patterson and Neil McMahonTitillating and tympanic, Toys inhabits the realm of reality, the surreal, and the Orwellian. Fusing Darwinian evolution with über technology that overrules genetics and DNA, Patterson and McMahon’s new thriller targets what might easily become reality – tomorrow. Technologically enhanced, there is a new being running around Earth – the Elites – and humans are the debris that they trample upon. Since 7-4 Day, when the human race almost decimated ... continue reading...
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