I belong to four reading groups, all of which meet in real time. Because I read so much, I am always dying for people to discuss books with, but reading group picks are an unpredictable mix. What a treat it is then to read a great book I might otherwise have missed if it weren't for those reading...
This book was fascinating to me. And I am not sure why. I loved the homey feel of it. It was the kind of book you want to curl up with on a wintry day; it was whimsical and exotic. It made you feel warm. I want to draw lines of comparison to Like Water for Chocolate, but this was WAY better. I li...
Flight of the Swan is the irrepressibly charming tale of a world-famous Russian prima ballerina who finds herself stranded in Puerto Rico in 1917. Because of extraordinary political events in her home country, her troupe is forced to remain in the Caribbean for three months. During that time Mada...
At the end of the summer we had a stroke of luck. Madeleine Rosich died in Boston, and she left Quintín, her favorite, a considerable amount. Quintín proposed that same day, and we set the date for the wedding a year later. I decided to sell the house on Aurora Street but wanted to stay there wit...