After the Dam is a novel by Amy Hassinger about a woman named Rachel, who—shortly after having her first child—leaves abruptly to visit her ailing grandmother in her childhood home. There, she finds her grandmother in a diminishing mental state, and finds that she can’t bring herself to trust her caretaker, Diane, a longtime friend …
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Book Review | Sugar Land
Sugar Land by tammy lynne stoner is a novel that tells the story of Dara, from her youth in Midland, Texas in the 1920s through her adulthood. As a teen, she falls in love with a female friend but struggles with the implications. Afraid of what having a relationship with another girl could lead to, …
Book Review | Everyone Wants to Be Ambassador to France
I read this book last month and forgot to post a review of it. Oops. Well, better late than never, as they say. This quirky, whimsical collection of short stories by Bryan Hurt is not something I usually read, though I’m trying to expand my interests. And I’m very glad I read this one; it …
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Book Review | The Traveler’s Vade Mecum (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of The Traveler’s Vade Mecum edited by Helen Klein Ross. Therefore, the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, so I won't quote directly and will keep my comments general. ARC from Red Hen Press This collection of poetry has an excellent concept: …
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