Lilac Girls will test your nerve, break your heart, and replenish your spirit. It is a thoughtful book that deserves high praise and a place on your bookshelf. I haven’t been this wrapped up in a book for a long time. You know a book is good when from the moment the kids go to bed until your own bedtime four hours later all you want to do is read. This was a compelling yet difficult book to read. I almost abandoned it because some of the holocaust content was so hard for me, but I’m very glad I read…
Posts Written OnMarch 2018
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
In my opinion “gripping” and “non-fiction” don’t usually fit together. Like if you hear “sophisticated” and “changing a baby diaper.” Just – no. Unless Kate Middleton is changing the diaper (doubtful – that’s what the Head Nanny’s nannies are for). But I recently discovered a non-fiction read that is gripping. “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann is a thoroughly researched and horrifying tale of the true crime that plagued the Osage nation in the 1920s. I had no subject matter knowledge of the events of this book when I started. I’m remorse to admit that while I was disappointed with how events unfolded I…
Bookish Eats: Asian Salmon for “The Great Alone” by Kristin Hannah
I haven’t posted a recipe for a while but to make it up to all of you I have got a real winner. I mean, not only is this recipe quick and delicious but it’s also easy. At my home it’s the unicorn of recipes and I’m going to share it with you today. While I was immersed in “The Great Alone” last week I couldn’t stop thinking how perfect it would be to finish off my vicarious Alaskan experience with my favorite Salmon recipe. I’m fairly certain the Allbright’s didn’t have a few of these key ingredients to cook…
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah really had her work cut out for her after she wrote The Nightingale. This beautiful book follows her wild success nicely and I’m betting her followers won’t be disappointed. And while The Great Alone wasn’t quite as perfect as The Nightingale I didn’t mind. I still feel this will be one of the more memorable reads from 2018 (pretty soon to be calling it I know, but you guys this was good!). Let’s talk about the good stuff, there really is so much to mention. First, the backdrop, the Alaskan wilderness was nothing sort of magical. Hannah really…