Radiant Reviews

Book Review: The Perfect Family

August 2, 2010

What do you do when the life you have so carefully constructed begins to fall apart? How do you react when you learn that the future you envisioned for yourself and your loved ones is not going to materialize? How do you respond when your children’s expectations for their lives are not in alignment with […]

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Book Review: Fly Away Home

July 12, 2010

We have all watched them on newscasts, after which their wardrobe choices, hair, makeup, and every movement — how many times did the camera catch a grimace or flinch of discomfort or revulsion? — have been dissected by the various commentators and their guest body language experts. We have wondered how they could bear to […]

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Book Review: Beachcombers

July 7, 2010

Four women. Each at a crossroads in her life. Each unsure what her future will be like, aside from the fact that it will bear no resemblance to her recent past. One beautiful summer on Nantucket island leads to personal discoveries, revelations, growth … transformations. Sound like the theme of a perfect summer novel? Indeed […]

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Book Review: Seven Year Switch

July 6, 2010

Summer arrived in Northern California uncharacteristically late this year. Normally, the temperature soars past 100 degrees by Memorial Day, and by the time we “ooh” and “aah” over the Fourth of July fireworks display, we have enjoyed a number of days lounging on the beach or by the pool, leisurely reading an engrossing novel … […]

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