Fall Into Reading 2010

Book Review: The Wife’s Tale

December 30, 2010

Synopsis: Mary Gooch is forty-three years old, stands five feet, six inches tall, and weighs more than three hundred pounds. For most of her life, save one too-brief interval, she has been overweight. As a child, when she overheard the doctor explain to her mother that Mary was morbidly obese, she thought he said “obeast.” […]

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Book Review: Every Last One

December 29, 2010

Synopsis: Anna Quindlen has long been one of my favorite writers. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of three of my all-time favorite books, Object Lessons, Black and Blue, and One True Thing. Her latest novel, Every Last One, not only matches, but exceeds the quality of her previous work. The Lathams are a typical […]

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Fall Into Reading 2010: Wrap-Up

December 23, 2010

Winter arrived on December 21, 2010, signalling the conclusion of the Fall into Reading 2010 challenge. I read all of the books I planned to read, as well as a few additional ones. I have not had time to draft and publish a review of each, but will be doing so in the next few […]

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Book Review: The Cougar Club

December 17, 2010

Synopsis: Kat Maguire is having a very bad day. She is late for work, where she is scheduled to make a presentation to an important client. It’s raining, and she has forgotten her umbrella. When she finally arrives at the office, wilted but ready to proceed, she sees that the presentation is already underway in […]

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Book Review: Wishin’ and Hopin’

November 8, 2010

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Wishin’ and Hopin’ Synopsis: It is October 1964. Lyndon Johnson is completing the late John F. Kennedy’s term in office and running for re-election against Senator Barry Goldwater. John, Paul, George, and Ringo are at the top of the charts, and Cassius Clay — who would later be even […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Perfect Blend

November 7, 2010

Synopsis: Stephanie Vendergrift left her disapproving parents and friends, as well as her job as a salesperson in the men’s suits department of the local Macy’s store back home in Maryland. Planning to elope with Rick Manfred, a young attorney who has just joined his father’s firm in Middleburg, Virginia, she arrives at his office […]

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Book Review: The Next Queen of Heaven

October 12, 2010

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Next Queen of Heaven Synopsis: Mrs. Leontina Scales is a thrice-divorced mother of three teenagers residing in the little town of Thebes in late 1999. She is a member of Cliffs of Zion Radical Radiant Pentecostal Church which sits adjacent to and shares a parking lot with […]

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Book Review: Free to a Good Home

October 3, 2010

Author Eve Marie Mont recently hosted a National Pet Adoption Month contest. She asked participants to relate either what they love about their pet(s) or sharing a pet adoption or rescue story. I entered the contest, hoping to win a copy of Free to a Good Home, Eve’s debut novel. Much to my shock, but […]

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Author Interview and Book Review: A Friend in the Storm

September 30, 2010

Sometimes it’s difficult to know what kind of gift to present to a friend or relative who is grieving or experiencing an extraordinary challenge. “A little something,” I’ve often mumbled to myself as I prowled the aisles of a local store in search of just the right item that will convey a message of hope, […]

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Fall Into Reading 2010

September 24, 2010

Katrina at Callapidder Days is hosting the Fall Into Reading 2010 self-designed, self-paced reading challenge! The guidelines are simple: Each participant fashions the list of books he/she plans to read (or finish reading) this fall. The number and type of books on the list is completely up to the individual participant. Also, the list can […]

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