The Review Broads Bros + Paws

Canada Author: Richard Ford Peter Taylor.  John Steinbeck.  Richard Ford.  Summons to Memphis, East of Eden, and now Richard Ford’s masterpiece, Canada. Dell and Berner Parsons, 15 year old fraternal twins, live with their parents, Bev and Neeva Parsons, in Great Falls, Montana.  Their mother, Neeva, daughter of Jewish immigrants, teaches school.  Their father, Bev, has never recovered from leaving the Army Air Corps (which later became the Air Force), demoted from Captain to First ... continue reading...

Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter Author: Melissa Francis I had mixed feelings about this biography by Melissa Francis, a child actress who now hosts two daily business shows on the Fox Business Network, including Money with Melissa Francis. Working since she was a baby in the movie industry, Francis tells the tale of a narcissistic mother, a dis-empowered and disinterested father, and an abused sister, Tiffany. With her mother pushing her at every step, Melissa at 8 was cast as Cassandra ... continue reading...

  Does it seem as if there's never enough money to do everything you want? Do you struggle with feeling genuine security about your financial life? Do you feel frustrated talking about money with your loved ones? I've learned over the years, is that no matter HOW much money you have, there never seems to be ENOUGH of it. Some of it's just a matter of perception or FEAR of not "having enough" and in this economy it's more often a VERY real struggle to make ends. I know that when I ... continue reading...

Wise Men: A Novel Author: Stuart Nadler Wise Men, fecund and fertile in voice and character, erupts within a profundity of language, a manner of being that is profound. A father and son descend into an emotional and spiritual desert as the story pivots around race, wealth and deceit. Arthur is lava, hot, boiling, and amoral in his quest for money. Hilly is Pompeii, burnt into the shadow of his father, frozen in place. A not to miss novel soon to win awards, I am sure. 1947. Arthur Wise is a ... continue reading...