Category Archives: Adult Book

The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Posted on May 13, 2024 by mysm2000

This is a book I purchased with mixed feelings. Benjamin calls it historical fiction — more like fictional biography — and it is based on the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, famous author and aviator in her own right and wife … Continue reading →

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The Lighthouse by Dudley Witney

Posted on April 23, 2024 by mysm2000

On a Facebook RV group I belong to, a family has posted that they’re going to visit as many of the lighthouses on the North Carolina outer banks as are open to visitors. Their “‘”oldest” had done a lighthouse project … Continue reading →

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The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mysm2000

This iconic novel by Canadian author Margaret Laurence (1926-1987) was published in 1964, has been part of high school curriculum and college courses, and in the 70s and 80s there was pressure on some school boards to ban it along … Continue reading →

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Were You There? Find Yourself with Jesus

Posted on April 19, 2024 by mysm2000

Paintings by Ron DiCianni, Stories by Neil Wilson Since Easter celebrations continue to Pentecost, it doesn’t seem inappropriate to be telling you about this wonderful book even though Good Friday and Easter have come and gone. While I personally was … Continue reading →

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Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

Posted on April 15, 2024 by mysm2000

This is a book I read for book club although once I had read the cover description it is one I might have picked up on my own. I never care whether a book is written by a Canadian author, … Continue reading →

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Outsider by Brett Popplewell

Posted on April 12, 2024 by mysm2000

An outsider, by definition, is “someone who is not accepted by or who is isolated from society” (Oxford Languages). Dag Aabye (pronounced Obi, like Obi-Wan Kenobi) was an outsider for most of his life. Born in 1941, he was an … Continue reading →

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North to the Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Posted on April 10, 2024 by mysm2000

North to the Orient is the first published book of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and details the trip she and aviator husband Charles Lindbergh made in 1931 to map and assess the feasibility of possible routes for the new airplane industry … Continue reading →

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Five Alarm Jazz Band

Posted on April 9, 2024 by mysm2000

Last Thursday I spent a delightful evening enjoying the retro jazz tunes as performed by the 17 piece Five Alarm Jazz Band. The 90 minute concert included tunes from Gershwin, the Beatles, other well known names and others new to … Continue reading →

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Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Posted on April 8, 2024 by mysm2000

This is the second in a series of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s diaries published in the early 70s and, as the title implies, it captures the extreme highs and extreme lows of her life between 1929 and 1932, beginning with the … Continue reading →

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Posted on January 30, 2024 by mysm2000

Things Fall Apart is the first in a trilogy by renowned African author Chinua Achebe. It is told in a story-telling traditional style about African culture and traditions spanning three generations, this one, before the white man intruded on their communities, … Continue reading →

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