Tag Archives: historical-fiction

September 13

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

There is nothing sweeter (for me) than having a killer book on the go that I simply cannot wait to get back to each day. Speeding tickets be damned. The Calamity Club is one of those books. The downside of this personal brand of sweetness, of course, is the sourness and deflation when you finish it. […]

June 30

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

It’s a rare book that can be both a guide to the sudden loss of a spouse and a genuinely enjoyable read, but Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks does just that. With a protective wink, my neighbour and dear friend, slipped me her copy wanting to make sure I had the benefit of any pre-planning […]