I am a fan of this author, and when I saw she had written a contemporary story, I was intrigued. I know Myra as a Texas History expert and her books of Historical Fiction (always strong on the history, light on the fiction!) entertain and educate. She brought all those skills into this current book. … Continue reading A Long Way Home by Myra Hargrave McIlvain
Literature
The Ordinary Doll by Mario Kiefer
I had the pleasure of meeting this Author at the Texas Book Festival. His booth was almost directly across from mine, and the cover of this book stared at me for two days! My eyes kept going back to it, but I could not find the time to walk over and pick it up. Luckily … Continue reading The Ordinary Doll by Mario Kiefer
An Enlightening Quiche by Eva Pasco
This book took me a little time to get pulled into the story. I think it was because of the unique writing style. Instead of the recent adaptation of least amount of words to convey a thought – this author expands and enriches each sentence with adorning words to decorate the thought. However, once I … Continue reading An Enlightening Quiche by Eva Pasco
The Dependents by Katharine Dion
This is a book to slow down and relish. Which I did, and as I slowed down I enjoyed it even more. The main character, Gene, a recent widower explores his life from a different perspective after the unexpected death of his wife of 49 years. The author uses lyrical phrase to help describe the … Continue reading The Dependents by Katharine Dion
Three-Fingered Jack Davis by D. J. Swykert
This is a story of drugs, dealers, users and the world that surrounds them. While I expected a gritty, dark and dreary story this book has some positive light elements going through it. The main character Jesse is a washed up 30 year old going nowhere fast. However when he meets Jack Davis (recently having … Continue reading Three-Fingered Jack Davis by D. J. Swykert
