BLIND PONY As True a Story as I can Tell – Samantha Hart

I almost didn’t get into this book. At first, Sam Hart’s writing, in two or three sentence paragraphs, jarred me. I didn’t know if there would be a story, yet what she was saying in bits and pieces engaged my attention. I read some reviews – both positive and negative and decided to read on. Now, I cannot … Continue reading BLIND PONY As True a Story as I can Tell – Samantha Hart →

Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure – Menachem Kaiser

Menachem Kaiser was raised in a close-knit Orthodox Jewish American-Canadian family. His grandfather, a holocaust survivor from Poland died before he was born. Kaiser is named for him. When, in the course of a routine visit to Poland, he has occasion to visit Sosnowiec, his grandfather’s hometown, he secures an address from his father of … Continue reading Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure – Menachem Kaiser →

The Dictionary of Lost Words — Pip Williams

This is about as perfectly written a piece of historical fiction as I've ever read. It is the story of Esme from ages six to twenty-five and no--- you don't have to be a history buff, an Oxford English Dictionary nerd, a turn of the century social history expert, a fan of women's suffrage lore, … Continue reading The Dictionary of Lost Words — Pip Williams →

It was third grade. Cursive writing. Hullabaloo and go go boots. Little kid crushes. Mrs. Powers.

Youngest in the class and weird. She inadvertently placed me near the classroom library and I read those books, early chapter books, constantly. A little below my level since I'd just finished "To Kill a Mockingbird" the previous summer, but I'd have read Dick and Jane books to avoid her acerbic, boring, unloving presence before … Continue reading It was third grade. Cursive writing. Hullabaloo and go go boots. Little kid crushes. Mrs. Powers. →