Dive in and buy the book on Amazon. A sea-faring tale filled with mystery and superstition. “You know what men are when there’s nobody ordering them to be better.” read more
Category: Literary
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura
Follow the Woman in the Purple Skirt A subtle and haunting scenario about living a shadow of an existence. “The person she most reminds me of is Mei-shan, a friend read more
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
Buy this book on Amazon The tides of turbulence in teens “She has this air about her like she knows she’s special, and maybe it’s because she resembles famous literary read more
The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun
Bury the hatchet and buy the book. Digging yourself into a hole for life. “Life itself was merely an accumulation of failures, and those failures never made life read more
Confucius Jane by Katie Lynch – a review
A romance and relationship between two very different women blossoms in NYC Chinatown. “Jane felt Chinatown encircle her, simultaneously embracing and threatening. Tiny stores were crammed next to and read more
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz – a review
A delicious mystery within a mystery. “Everything in life has a pattern and a coincidence is simply the moment when that pattern becomes briefly visible.” ― Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders read more
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz – a review
A magnificent two-for-one murder mystery “There are some relationships that succeed only because they are impossible, that actually need unhappiness to continue.” Magpie Murders When modern day editor Susan read more
The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain
A mysterious manuscript and author create havoc for a Parisian editor Regarding people who dream of having their book published — ” . . .most of them never get read more
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The strange power of history, hope and faith A man’s body is completely tattooed with stories that come alive (somewhat literally) as he is observed by another. Ray Bradbury, who read more
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
by A charming mini-novella about an older woman – who happens to be HRH the Queen of England – and what happens to her attitude about her life and duties read more