This is the third book I have read from this author and her titles get me every time. She pulled me in with I’d Rather Starve than Cook, a great cookbook with side stories that were way too familiar (REVIEW HERE) and followed up with It’ll Feel Better When It Quits Hurting a beginning memoir … Continue reading Wine Comes In Six-Packs by Lisa Orban

I read this book because I had read and loved another book by this author; I’d Rather Starve Than Cook.  I really enjoyed that book and frankly it hit close to home for me as cooking is not my favorite activity.  However, this book is very different.  This is a memoir. There were chapters I … Continue reading It’ll Feel Better When It Quits Hurting (Okay Picture This ……) by Lisa Orban

A heart wrenching memoir.  The description for this book said “in the tradition of The Glass Castle” and while that is true on the basic level, it is so much more.   This is the story of a young woman’s life and eventual triumph over her background and the way she was raised.  When I started … Continue reading Educated by Tara Westover

Memoir - Non Fiction            Expect the unexpected.  This is not at all what I thought it would be - it is not a how to - not really a memoir of a year but more like a quick look at various pieces of a year.  Eve has a room - … Continue reading Year of No Clutter – Eve Schaub