I was never really a part of the cupcake trend. I mean, of course I ate them but I have been eating them since childhood. I didn’t go into the fancy cupcake-only bakeries because I am a woman who likes her options. Regular bakeries offered cupcakes and they also offered tarts, pies, cake slices, and…
I don’t know what to say about this novel. Seriously, I am speechless — which is a fate I wish would have befallen Blake O’Hara Heart, the heroine of this book. Her endless asides, constant opinions, and ceaseless “charming” Southern chatter just about did me in. I kept wishing someone would kill the woman just…
Location, location, location. That is what our real-estate agents always told us when we were purchasing homes. Location is what attracted me to this story. Books set in Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon during the time period of this book) don’t come along every day. Unfortunately, books depend upon a bit more than just a…
Could you be easily replaced? Could someone that knows you become you? Does anyone actually know you well enough to fake being you? Or is your life so unique, so compartmentalized it could never be copied? These are the questions that run through my mind any time I read a book about people switching spots…
All of us ask favors from others. Simple ones from strangers like, “Hold the door, please!” or bigger ones from family and friends which can involve anything from helping us move to letting us move in. But are there some favors that shouldn’t be asked? Are there others which we would never grant? This book…
We have all been victims of false advertising. After all, “buyer beware” is a popular saying for a reason. The particular bit of false advertising that lured me to read this book was a note proclaiming it to be for fans of Downton Abbey. I am an avid Downton viewer and I can assure you…
Family is a complicated thing. Some would like to lose theirs (or at least a few members of it). Others long for a closer relationship with theirs. Yet others long for any family at all. And almost all families have secrets. Some of those secrets completely redefine what we think of as family, such as…
Two years ago, I discovered Lucy Dillon’s books with the U.S. reprint of Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts. While I didn’t feel the glow of excitement with this book as with her first – I think that feeling is more common when discovering a new author – I do consider this a very solid addition…
I finished The Wisdom of Hair undecided if I liked it or not. While it was slow at times, it had an alluring charm, with its 1980’s homespun small town wisdom. Still, even with the heroine, Zora Adams’ epiphany, I ended the story questioning if she would be able to escape the consequences of her…
Female soldiers have been back in the news lately as the Pentagon reviews its decision regarding women in combat. As US Representative Tulsi Gabbard pointed out, many women are in combat type situations already. This novel examines what it is like for our brave lady warriors to face war– and what it is like for…
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