Beautifully written. I learned much from this slender book, including the importance of slowing down, listening, and tuning out the chatter. LeClaire is a wonderful guide to how one might choose silence, and I loved hearing about how her family reacted. This is a feminist book, make no mistake, ...
Bless me, Father, for I have procrastinated. As I have confessed before, sometimes a book will sit on my shelf long enough to start asking for the car keys before I get to it. This novel shows a publication date of 2001, but actually takes place in 1990, and so it has a rather antique feel to it,...
I absolutely LOVED this book! After I finished it, I immediately wanted to read more about Tallie and her adventures in Eden. Anne D LeClaire gives us a little bit of everything; romance, family, friendship, career, travel.. you name it! And if you are a fan of Natalie Wood, you will REALLY love ...
With Entering Normal and Leaving Eden, Anne LeClaire brilliantly probed the interior lives of women–friends, mothers, daughters–bringing to vivid life the conflict, surprises, and resilience of their complex relationships. Now in her new novel, The Law of Bound Hearts, LeClaire focuses her gaze o...
Downsized from her teaching job, Jessie longs for a sense of renewal and decides to spend a year on Cape Cod, seeking to be cleansed by rushing ocean waters and comforted by the lavender hues of the setting sun. While there she volunteers with a local hospice program, where she meets Luke, a once...