Shining like the sun Mile End: Wakefield Press, 2024 313pp. ISBN: 9781923042278 Review copy courtesy of Wakefield Press. Jane Caro, The mother (#BookReview) September 26, 2024/12 Comments When my reading group scheduled Jane Caro’s debut novel,The mother, I was, I admit, not exactly ent...
So many of these contain messages like the Painting for the Wind where you think how wonderful it would be if new seeds were spread by the wind allowing new life to grow, This idea recurred many years later when she and John sent acorns to world leaders to plant trees for peace. Some ...
"For you are sake I hope not," she said, seeming to be a little more at ease. "Guys like him are not good and should be avoided at all cost." That sounded like a plan. One, if I was sane, I would stick to. Though I don't think I'd be lucky enough to get away with the...
My side novels, as I like to think of them, have shifted to books that I read to keep up with my students. Because I teach kids with learning disabilities, it’s important to know firsthand exactly what happened in the books they read; when their comprehension takes a dive, I can hel...
“It is at a time like this, when crisis threatens the stomach, that the French display the most sympathetic side of their nature. Tell them stories of physical injury or financial ruin and they will either laugh or commiserate politely. But tell them you are facing gastronomic hardship, and...
it really annoyed me that there was no criticism of Jack, who despite being engaged, took a mistress and then evidently did not make her happy, whereas Paula’s previous lover, who treated her well, was “poisonous”. Clearly, PLU can do whatever they like, and it’s OK. Well, male ...
at school today. We put away the rest of the Christmas decorations, and I worked on a post or two. It is very cold and windy, with a high temperature of 30F, wind chill making it feel like 22F. Brrrrr. I did go get the boys from the bus stop, which is half a mile from the ...
"Well-look, we're gonna work on a ranch like the one we come from up north." "Up north?" "In Weed." "Oh, sure. I remember. In Weed." "That ranch we're goin' to is right down there about a quarter mile. We're gonna go in an' see the boss. Now, look-I'll give him...
LikeLoading... crafting storiesnataliebright.com THE BIG WHY 1 THE BIG WHY By Natalie Bright When I added fiction writing to my job related and freelance work about 12 years ago, I had envisioned becoming a romance writer. My goals were to sign with an agent and attend the Romance Writers...
Elizabeth rolled her eyes. If this wasn’t a case of “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” she didn’t know what was. So she just sighed, picked up the Bible and said, “What portion would you like me to read?”