Book Review: The Tobacco Wives
It’s rare that I give a book five stars. The Tobacco Wives is Adele Myers‘ debut novel, and I read it cover-to-cover yesterday. The way Ms. Myers wove together disparate […]
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Book Review: Hungry
Today is the 15th anniversary of my abusive, tyrannical father’s death. I’ve always loved the irony that I was liberated on Bastille Day! It has taken me six years to […]
Book Review: The Power of Love
The power of love was palpable at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: “It becomes the way you live and not just a thing you do. . […]
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 […]
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: 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. […]
Book Review: The Apology
“I’m sorry” are words too many survivors will sadly never hear. I never heard them. Ever. Narcissists don’t apologize. They project their guilt onto their prey. I’ve often contemplated writing […]
Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Would you have survived the Holocaust? This is the central question in Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz. I’m fairly certain I would have wanted the SS troopers to just […]
Anne Caroline Drake 