When I was a teen, I sometimes accompanied my mother and grandmother on their Saturday antique shopping trips. On this particular outing we traveled to a small nearby town that had several antique stores. While I didn’t really care about antiques, it was always a fun day with them and I often came home with …
Reviews of books.
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen copyright: 1811 I have read Jane Austen’s novel several times over the years, and I have to say that it never gets old. This time especially, re-reading “Sense and Sensibility” was like falling into a rich, warm, language/plot/character bath. I had just read several books that I felt obligated to read; most …
The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George copyright ©2013 Translation copyright © 2015 by Simon Pare My dear daughter gifted me this book wrapped in brown paper with a brief description. She had picked it up, along with another one which I haven’t opened yet, at a book store in Colorado. Imagine my delighted surprise when I did open …
Watership Down
by Richard Adams copyright 1972 Richard Adams’ story of rabbits seeking a new home is an adventure not to be missed. Not many would place timid rabbits as heroes in a story, but Hazel and his companions are everything one thinks of when thinking of a hero. They are daring and resourceful; they stick together …