Happy 80th Birthday, Tina Turner!
Anna Mae Bullock entered the world on November 26, 1939 unloved. “How did that child prevail in spite of the many strikes against her?” is answered in Tina Turner’s My […]
Tag Archives: Book Review
Book Review: The Sound of Glass
Have you made yourself invisible? I have. But, I didn’t realize I’d made myself invisible until I read Karen White’s The Sound of Glass the second time. I gained weight. […]
Book Review: The Oysterville Sewing Circle
What is your super power? We all have one. When we pool our resources and talents, we can make a huge dent in preventing violence against women. This is the […]
Book Review: Educated
A special shout-out to William Race, organic vintner and tech genius, for recommending Tara Westover’s memoir Educated. The book is a blend of The Glass Castle and Hillbilly Elegy with […]
Book Review: I Let You Go
Why don’t you leave? Clare Mackintosh answers this question in graphic detail in her debut international bestseller I Let You Go. She also provides brilliant insights into the twisted minds […]
Book Review: City of Girls
When you see an old woman, can you imagine her wild and crazy youth? In City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, Vivian Morris, who is in her 90s, tells the […]
Book Review: No Visible Bruises
If you have PTSD, don’t read this book. My policy is to ignore books I can’t recommend, but I’m breaking this self-imposed rule for No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t […]
Book Review: A Man Called Ove
Ove is a bitter, grumpy, old Swedish curmudgeon consumed with grief over the passing of his beloved, cherished wife Sonja. He lived his life in black and white; she was […]
Book Review: The Moment of Lift
Buy the book. You’ll need a pack of highlight pens because it is packed with wisdom. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates will […]
Book Review: Queen Bee
Queen Bee is Dorothea Benton Frank’s 20th novel and a departure from her typical Sullivan’s Island beach books. The characters are more quirky and eccentric. Her zingers are hysterical. Ms. […]
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