This better be the only rotten apple in my book crop. My method for selecting books had failed until this. Amazon likes to suggest books for me, based on other books I have viewed. In turn, I will read a summary of them, check if they are available in a library within my county, andContinue reading “Anything But Ordinary”
Tag Archives: Relationships
The Girls from Ames
Warning: This book should not be read if you lack childhood friendships. It will break your heart. Jeffrey Zaslow did an amazing job of documenting the friendship of 11 women, from birth to adulthood. The introduction prepped the reader for a critical punch. It discussed how “common” life-long friendships are (debatable, but continuing…) so whenContinue reading “The Girls from Ames”
Crazy Love
The memoir is about Leslie Morgan Steiner’s abusive relationship and marriage. The subject matter is grim but Steiner’s style is fluid, poetic and completely addictive (Started reading over the summer and went to lengths to find a copy in a PA library). It’s informative into why women stay with men who abuse them andContinue reading “Crazy Love”
Cassidy B. Charles 