“…You must always keep searching, because you might find something magical, beneath some mouse-eaten cover, while looking for something quite different altogether.” Page 54 Summary In this deep-dive into the nature and study of medieval manuscripts, and especially many lesser known ones, Wellesley brings to light how recent research of these texts influenced the literaryContinue reading “Book Review: The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts by Mary Wellesley”
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Book Review: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW
As a sufferer of anxiety and OCD for 25+ years, I FINALLY took the step this year to attend therapy, and this was the book that my therapist recommended I study before each of our sessions. I have to say that, despite my apprehension of even seeing a counsellor, I was happy as a readerContinue reading “Book Review: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW”
Book Review: How to Write Dark & Twisty Books to Showcase the Light by Mary Gray
“Just remember to have your inherently flawed heroes grow. Show us how, by the end, they ultimately climb out of their dark and troubled circumstances to find the greater light.” Page 20 Where has this book been all my life? I’ve always been a fan of gothic literature, but I never really contemplated why, exceptContinue reading “Book Review: How to Write Dark & Twisty Books to Showcase the Light by Mary Gray”
Book Review: Women of the Blue and Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spies by Marianne Monson
Summary This novel is a collection of accounts of the women of the American Civil War, many of whom are not well-known. We follow women of both the North and the South who made sacrifices for what they felt was for the good of their country. These are the women who enlisted themselves as disguisedContinue reading “Book Review: Women of the Blue and Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spies by Marianne Monson”
