Two young girls meet in a cemetery on the day Queen Victoria dies. Two young women meet their again nine years later when King Edward dies. The Victorians valued women as wives and for their domestic skills. Mourning was elevated to an art form with a Queen who mourned her spouse for 40 years. With … Continue reading Book Review: Falling Angels
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Book Review: Southernmost by Silas House
I don’t known if there are so many stories about the South because we are better storytellers or if it is because we are more conflicted or both. Maybe this Georgia highway sign in “Southernmost” sums it up: “Just Ahead: Boiled P-Nuts Ripe GA Grown Water Meluns This Flag is Heritage, Not Hate G E … Continue reading Book Review: Southernmost by Silas House
Book Review: Rules of Magic
"Rules of Magic: Do as you will, but harm no one. What you give will be returned to you threefold. Fall in love whenever you can.” Sometimes you pick up a book that is as comforting as a warm sweater and a soft blanket on a dark fall evening. I enjoyed every moment I spent … Continue reading Book Review: Rules of Magic
Book Review: Beyond the Point
The Bitter Southerner’s 2019 reading list description caught my attention, “Beyond the Point might be the beachiest beach read on our list. Don’t forget to pack it.” I enjoy a smart beach read and the story of three women who forged a friendship at West Point sounded like a winner. After two months I finally … Continue reading Book Review: Beyond the Point
Book Review: The Lost Girls of Paris
This book came into my life because it is the selection for a reading group. Based on all the 5 star reviews on Goodreads for this one, I can see that it has wide appeal. I read this “smart, suspenseful, and morally complicated spy novel for our time” with “Book Club Sarah” on one shoulder … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Girls of Paris
Book Review: The Signature of All Things
I loved this book! “The Signature of All Things” will now be in my top 10 favorite list. Alma Whittaker was a tall, big-boned, intelligent women who was encouraged to be smart, to study and to have strong opinions. She enjoyed conversation and enjoyed expressing her opinions. She went on adventures. She was an expert … Continue reading Book Review: The Signature of All Things
Book Review: City of Girls
"Anyway, at some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she if free to become whoever she truly is.” Set in a theatre in New York City in 1940’s, this is a book that celebrates strong women and the girls learning to be strong women. … Continue reading Book Review: City of Girls
Book Review: The Magnetic Girl
“People want miracles. They want the promise that someone is enlightened or gifted enough to reach past the limits of the every day.” Based on the real life of Lulu Hurst, the Georgia Wonder, “The Magnetic Girl” follows the fictional Lulu Hurst. The 1880’s were a time of religious revival, spiritualist, mesmerists, magnetist and spiritual … Continue reading Book Review: The Magnetic Girl
Book Review: This is how it always is
No spoilers, no synopsis. Just the facts so you can discover the book and it’s surprises as the author intended. If you need more insight as to what the book is about, see the end of the post for what is on the back of the book. What I love most about reading is it … Continue reading Book Review: This is how it always is
Book Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
I am a big fan of Lisa See and her work. I was hooked when I first read “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” several year ago. “Shanghai Girls” is my favorite. I still think about the tea history I learned in “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.” Her books are a wonderful mix of … Continue reading Book Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
