While this book won the Best In Memoirs category of the Book Talk Radio Club Awards, it is much more than a tale of a man’s life. The author was a prisoner in the literal sense but also in the mental sense too. The book gives us just a glimpse into the … Continue reading A Prisoner’s Perspective – The Redemption of a Criminal Mastermind by Mike Savage
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The Ordinary Life by Mario Kiefer
Is anyone ordinary? While this book says it follows the lives of three ordinary people, I believe that ordinary is like normal – it all depends on your perspective. Normal is a state of mind, and the same could be said for ordinary. Having read the second book by this author Ordinary Doll and been … Continue reading The Ordinary Life by Mario Kiefer
Eat Cake. Be Brave. by Melissa Radke
A couple weeks ago I was attending the Agent & Editors conference in Austin. The speaker on Saturday evening was this author. I was tired after a full day and thinking of skipping this last event but they said there would be cake – so of course I went. There was cake (and it was … Continue reading Eat Cake. Be Brave. by Melissa Radke
Wine Comes In Six-Packs by Lisa Orban
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
It’ll Feel Better When It Quits Hurting (Okay Picture This ……) 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
Educated by Tara Westover
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
Year of No Clutter – Eve Schaub
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
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