Have you read or seen the movie “Chocolat”? It was written by Joanne Harris and she has blessed her readers by writing The Lollipop Shoes based on the same character ” Vianne” It has been a long time since I have read a book that I could not put down. I enjoyed every word – cover [...]
When this book first came out, somebody told me they “hated” it, so I never bought it. Thankfully my good friend Laura lent me her copy and I had a chance to read it. It’s an autobiography of a 35 year old woman who is just coming out of a messy divorce and decides to [...]
This novel by Lisa See was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t think it was going to be my kind of book, boy was I wrong! It is based in 17th century China about a privileged Chinese Girl name Peony. As with all women in 17th century China, Peony’s fate was arranged by her father and [...]
The Eiger Sanction was one of two books on the floor of my husbands car when we parked in the Seattle airport on our way to Vegas for our tenth wedding anniversary. Having left my novel at home I knew I would not cope well with my fear of flying without something to occupy my [...]