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Book Review: The Sound of Glass

October 2, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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.  […]

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Book Review: The Oysterville Sewing Circle

October 1, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

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 […]

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Book Review: Educated

August 19, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

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 […]

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Book Review: I Let You Go

July 15, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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Book Review: City of Girls

July 10, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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Book Review: No Visible Bruises

June 29, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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Book Review: A Man Called Ove

June 18, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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Book Review: The Moment of Lift

June 11, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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Book Review: Queen Bee

June 2, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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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Book Review: Where the Light Enters

May 29, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Dr. Jill Biden’s memoir is light and love.  Where the Light Enters:  Building a Family, Discovering Myself is a candid blend of joy and tears about the family bonds which […]

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