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My Mother’s Son by David Hirshberg
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My Mother’s Son by David Hirshberg
May 2018 Reading My Mother's Son is like opening up a time capsule and sifting among the treasures. 1952 Boston comes alive as David Hirschberg weaves the artifacts of that year into the fabric of his poignant narrative. This provocative novel…By jbadmin|
Thirty Day Challenges- Life as a Laboratory
Thirty days is the perfect amount of time to experiment with something new and different. How often do we look back at a month or four weeks and think, “Where did it go?” Thirty days is a long enough period of time to really accomplish something, while its short enough to convince…By Jeanne|
You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld The common threads in this collection of short stories are pretty random and hilarious. Funny to read as my daughter was heading off to her sophomore summer at Dartmouth... Read more reviews.By jbadmin|
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Less by Andrew Sean Greer You will laugh out loud at the references to turning fifty - since I’ve already hit that milestone. If you haven’t yet turned fifty, this book might terrify you. I was skeptical at first, but it’s a great narrative structure. I will miss Arthur…By jbadmin|
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer I love Wolitzer’s observations, the way she describes people, relationships, and the stages of a life. I loved a book ostensibly about feminism where a young man portrays the truest feminist values. I was happy to stay with these characters…By jbadmin|
In Preparation for Passover
We hosted our first Seder as newlyweds in Cincinnati with other transplant friends, and later in our walk-up on Hancock Street in Boston when our kids were little. On Hancock Street, we’d gather snugly around a dining-room table (which now serves as a kitchen table in our current…By Jeanne|