Those of us who have never struggled with addiction may have trouble understanding the problem. If my doctor told me I would die if I had another drink of wine, I would have no problem…
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The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards Offers Good Advice
There are many reasons I would recommend reading The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite. Despite the tongue-in-cheek catchy title, it’s a true story that includes love, deception, mental illness, and redemption. It…
She Went to Paris For Pleasure. Is that wrong?
When I finished reading I’m Mostly Here To Enjoy Myself, One Woman’s Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris by Glynnis MacNicol I originally did not intend to write a review of the book because I really didn’t enjoy…
How Do French Women Achieve That Je Ne Sais Quoi?
Every so often we stumble across a book that offers total escapism. Jamie Catt Callan’s Ooh La La! French Women’s Secrets to Feeling Beautiful Every Day offers exactly that experience. At less than two hundred…
Canadian Book On Office Politics Makes Fun of The Mundane
I don’t usually post two book reviews in a row, but I enjoyed this book so much, I wanted to share. When I started reading I Hope This Finds You Well by Calgary author Natalie…
Dolly Alderton’s Good Material Was Just What I Needed
Good Material by Dolly Alderton was exactly the right book at the right time. Having just finished reading The Women by Kristin Hannah about the war in Vietnam, I needed something light, contemporary, and with a…