Category Archives: Author

On My Bookshelf, May 10th, 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

Here are some more books I have read in recent months but not written reviews of as of yet. Perhaps you have read some of them or have been meaning to read them.  Maybe you’ve never heard of them.  See … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday Meme: Camino Island by John Grisham

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

Today’s mystery is Camino Island by John Grisham, a complicated look at the underground buying and selling of stolen first editions and manuscripts.  It begins with the theft of 5 priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts from Princeton University’s Firestone Library … Continue reading →

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Sunday Special: Melanie Willard

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Melanie Willard spoke to our Woman 2 Woman Bible Study (Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa) session recently about how to care for people in crisis.  She speaks of this with authority because she has been through an amazing, torturous journey that … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf — April 26th, 2019

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

It’s been 9 months since I’ve tended to my book blog and while I haven’t been writing, I have been reading.  Now that my renovations and upgrades in my new condo are almost done, I’m hoping I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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Justice Delivered by Patricia Bradley

Posted on April 23, 2019 by

I received a free copy of this book from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, in exchange for an honest review. Justice Delivered is Bradley’s 4th book in her Memphis Cold Case series.  The plot features a realistic situation that … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf July 13/18

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

The last two weeks have been simultaneously busy and relaxing.  My house sale closed, I celebrated Canada Day, I planned a vacation in Spain for August, I was ill, and I drank lots of liquids and read, read, read. I … Continue reading →

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The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

The story begins in 1881 with Louisa, a recognizable figure by  now thanks to Little Women and Little Men, boarding the Boston train for Bellows Falls, Vermont, where she would then rent a Rockaway to travel the rest of the … Continue reading →

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