By now, you all probably know what a harsh reviewer I can sometimes be, but I've gotta say: Lately I've been on a roll. I hardly ever rate books 5 stars, but this is the third one in a row! The prose was gorgeous, the story line engaging, original, and honest. The academic in me loved it; the mo...
This book was good. The story was alright. Was not a can't put down. Therefore took a couple of weeks to finish.
Holly may have grown up wealthy, but she is now a young widow with two sons, and a job at the local paper. Her brother has lost his business and her sister lives paycheck to paycheck. Her mother writes checks to help her pay the mortgage, but a stroke leaves her confined to a nursing home and tha...
This is a good summer read. The author researched the real life of a woman who had been in an iron lung her whole life and used it as a basis for this book. The book isn't just about her, but covers her friend and others who live in a small town and rally around her as volunteers since she can'...