Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
I spent Christmas Day reading, “The Toymaker” by Kay Springsteen. Â Springsteen’s prose is so smooth it all but disappears, letting the story take center stage. Â To me that is the mark of an excellent writer. Â Her words painted vivid pictures in my mind. Â The story’s main characters, Lady Ivy [...]
Two-Room Flat is totally romantic, a little bit spicy, a little bit risque, yet a sweet, smut-free read. I thoroughly enjoyed Jill Urbach’s debut novel. Claire is a fun and funny character, and Adam is dreamy and exasperating all at once. The story progresses naturally and I found myself turning pages [...]
Twerp is a Random House Book for Young Readers — or the young at heart. This was a rollicking read. Julian Twerski is a wonderfully fun character and I loved the time I spent in his neighborhood. While Julian was busy figuring out what it means to be a friend, [...]
A Reading Tale By Kathy Carlton Willis I’ve always been a lover of books—the opportunity to visit a new world, a new time, a new way of life. What’s your rite-of-passage reading story? I’ll start with mine. As soon as I started school, Mother encouraged me to learn to read. [...]
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy is an excellent writer. Â Her voice, in The Widow’s End is period perfect. Â I didn’t stumble over a single phrase or find a comma out of place. Â Reading her prose was a pleasure. Â It flowed smoothly from page to page and pulled me through the story [...]