Sparkling Like Snow by Katharine E. Smith Christmas is coming, and the goose is not the only thing feeling a little heavier than it used to be. Alongside the countdown to the festivities, and one of the busiest times of the year, Alice is now well into her second pregnancy, and ticking off the days until she can finally stop work for a little while, and prepare to welcome her baby into the world. While two-year-old Ben is dreaming of a white Christmas, Alice is floored by the news from her … [Read more...] about Sparkling Like Snow by Katharine E. Smith
In A Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt and Richard Starks
“I wasn’t looking for Marilyn Monroe when I bumped into her, even though I knew she was in town filming River of No Return…” So begins In A Town Called Paradox – set in Utah, in the 1950s, when the Big Five Hollywood studios were lured to that state by the fiery red-rock scenery that formed the perfect backdrop to the blockbuster movies they planned to film. Corin Dunbar – banished to live with her aunt Jessie, an obsessively religious spinster who runs a failing cattle ranch near Paradox – … [Read more...] about In A Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt and Richard Starks
The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell
The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell "A rollicking, big-hearted tale, full of laughter, bravery and unflinching humanity." ~ Emily Kiernan, The Great Divide A Boomer, an Xer, and a Millennial walk into a book and ask: "Are friends really `the family we choose for ourselves?' And how cool is cool, really?" Meet Hammerhead Hirsch, a charismatic middle-aged boho known in the 60s as The Pugilist Poet for his Golden Gloves boxing crown and Beat poetry chops. Thirty years later Head has … [Read more...] about The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell
