This is one of those books that you know right away something traumatic happened but it takes a long time to find out what. The narrator of the story is Framboise Dartigan. As an adult she has moved back to the same small French town that she had grown up in as a child. Her [...]
Archive > October 2010
Heart of the Matter by Emily Griffin
Emily Griffin is one of my favorite “chick lit” authors. The books that she writes are enjoyable and move quickly. This book is about Nick and Tessa Russo. Nick is a pediatric plastic surgeon. Tessa had been a professor and has recently quit her job to be a full time parent to their two children. [...]
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen
I have been looking forward to this book ever since I heard the title. I grew up in a Mennonite/Church of the Brethren church and am familiar with the Mennonite community. It was more of a non traditional Mennonite background (my husband was disappointed that I didn’t wear a bonnet) but I was interested to [...]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
It took me a long time to decide to read this book. I saw it everywhere and people had told me it was great, but for some reason I was hesitant to start it. There have been several books that have come so highly recommended that there is no way they can live up to [...]