When Only One Thing Matters
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
John and I have moved…often…first the tiny honeymoon apartment with only two small bedrooms, so that no one ever
BOTTOM LINE: I Loved this book. I had read Writers and Lovers, found it wandered a bit. And thus it
It is amazing to talk to people who are truly alive, eager, engaged and doing so many things. It’s called
We all plan our lives to some degree. Plan our children’s lives. We are not gifted with seeing into the
In the late sixties, I became a latchkey child who didn’t mind walking two plus miles from Longwood High School
I wonder if some of the generations below us have decided that we are too old to dream. Because
Writer, researcher Hillary Mantel wrote: “History is not the past, it is the method we have evolved of organizing our
Recently, in an advice column in our local Chicago paper, a woman asked about her blurred visions. The columnist advised
“You have your wonderful memories,” people said later, as if memories were solace. Memories are not. Memories are by definition
After our celebrations to bring in a New Year have taken place, we’re left to our own devices. But does
SO WHY READ THIS NOVEL? Maggie O’Farrell could not have known that our spinning globe would be plagued by
It amazes me, that in these times of easy access to music, a song can define who you are,
My mother Jinni, who raised us after my father’s sudden heart attack and death, revealed through her example the rewards
As a writer and a dreamer, books are always on my mind. Yes, I read books…and
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, a well-received novel written by Rumaan Alam and published in 2020, is now a feature film on