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THE BEQUEST OF BIG DADDY ~Jo-Ann Costa

THE BEQUEST OF BIG DADDY is a very fun read and a very fast read and I was so happy to have it to pick up and put down while waiting at all my appointments.   I had just finished THE KITCHEN HOUSE  which is all about the Southern Plantation from the slave’s perspective and has [...]

HALF AS HAPPY: STORIES ~Gregory Spatz

HALF AS HAPPY: STORIES  is just about that, you know those moments in life when you could feel contented and happy and you just cannot let go of something that worries or concerns you and accept the full feeling mode.  Eight intense stories of how folks assume they should feel or how they place “old [...]

MARGARET FULLER: A New American Life ~Megan Marshall

MARGARET FULLER is an American Heroine.  Born in Massachusetts in 1810, she was a woman very much ahead of her time.   She is the first born of 9 children (2 died in infancy)  and her father, a politician and lawyer, was determined that she know how to think and analyze information and the world.  He [...]

THE CLOVER HOUSE ~Henriette Lazaridis Power

THE CLOVER HOUSE is an interesting first novel which takes us on a journey to Greece; not only present day Greece but how life was lived during World War II. It is a story which indicates how a vibrant landowning, wealthy family can be completely changed by war and how it proceeds to change the [...]