Charlotte Whitney skillfully takes us back to rural Michigan during the Great Depression. Desperate families pass on their children to extended family to feed, or sell them or abandon them. […]
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Dancing with Dragons
The stunning photograph on the cover of Jenni Ogden’s novel, Dancing with Dragons, drew me in. I was immediately captivated by the “Acknowledgement of Country,” where she pays tribute to […]
Read MoreDon’t Pity the Desperate
A Rebel’s Story Ever wonder what it’s like to be locked up in a recovery center? Ever sent your teenager to one and been concerned about what might be happening […]
Read MoreThe Queen of the Platform
Historical fiction is one of my passions, whether it’s presented as a period drama on the big or small screen, the stage, or in book form. That’s why I looked […]
Read MoreBeautiful & Terrible Things
How do you decide what books to read? By favorite genre? The elevator pitch? the cover? I chose to read and review Beautiful & Terrible Things because it was outside […]
Read MoreThe Causative Factor
The Causative Factor is wonderfully original in so many ways—the characters, their careers (a plumber and an artist who makes complicated boxes), the plot twists, the settings (western New York […]
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