“Sit down, ladies. We are about to begin.” Sharron looked around her living room at the six other women huddling to find a seat as though she was the mother duck and these women were …
Getting A Proper Education
“We came to London so that Anna could get a proper education,” Martha looked down at her daughter with adoring eyes. Anna’s chamber maid pinned her brown curls to the crown of her head and …
The Beguiled: A Yankee Soldier And The Unusual Saviors
The Beguiled has the finger prints of Sofia Coppola all over it. There is a group of women who are dealing with a difficult situation. There is imagery that is reminiscent of an Instagram filter. …
Gone To Soldiers: Another Historical Fiction About A Popular Time
Gone To Soldiers by Marge Piercy is another historical fiction book about World War II. I have read plenty of these World War II historical fiction books in my day, enough to have even picked …
Endorsed Books To Look Forward To In 2022
A new year means a new start and a new start means there are a number of books to look forward to in 2022. I have scrubbed through other lists from Goodreads, Time, Penguin Random …
Emily In Paris: A Girl Outside Her Comfort Zone
What does Emily In Paris, Sex and the City, and Beverly Hills, 90210 have in common? Other than iconic fashion of their time? They were all created by the genius Darren Star. He has made …
In the Land of Men: Am I Now A Misogynist?
Let’s be frank, I did not give two shits about this women while reading In the Land of Men. I have to wonder, am I now a misogynist? But there is nothing about her that …
Adoring: I Gave My Dog Extra Hugs After
Adoring was so touching that I gave my dog extra hugs when I got home (this was a movie I watched on a flight). This movie is a Chinese movie about domestic animals and the …
Peony In Love
As a first disclaimer, Peony In Love was not my favorite book of Lisa See. I have previously written about a number of Lisa See’s books, including The Island of Sea Women, Snowflower and the …
The Invention Of Wings: A Fascinating Story of Heros Against Slavery
The Story of the Invention of Wings is told by Sarah and Handful or Hetty. Sarah is the daughter of slave owners who later becomes, along with her sister, heros against slavery. And Handful is …