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When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories Author:  Molly Ringwald I notice that the reviews for When It Happens to You have been temperate. It is true, some of the stories sizzle, and some do not. What amazes me is what Ringwald does with a very difficult task: short stories are an art form. To take short stories and wend them into a novel is extremely ambitious, and yet Ringwald, always a trooper, sets her aim very high on her first shot. Ringwald is like that. Even as an actress she tried ... continue reading...

Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story Author: Victoria Jackson & Ali Guthy Awe inspiring. On your tippy toes good reading. To Kill a Mockingbird warmth and courage. Victoria and her 16 year old daughter Ali present a gut wrenching true account of how they created victory out of the threat of death. Similar to Lorenzo’s Oil (which had me in tears), Saving Each Other defines the torrential love of the Jackson-Guthy family and their unwillingness to allow a terminal, almost ... continue reading...

Lies, Love & Life Author: Cathy Holloway Hill Cathy Holloway Hill’s book Lies, Love and Life reads like she is talking to you in your kitchen over a cup of coffee. The strangest thing is that this book hit my desk at that point in my life when I needed it, so I felt gifted. And to be objective, it’s one of the best books I've read on denial and lies.  In his forward to this book, Dr. Alan Zimmerman states: “Unfortunately too many people ‘play pretend,’ and keep on ‘playing pretend’ even ... continue reading...