This memoir “The Chicken Who Saved Us” by Kristin Jarvis Adams is an account of a remarkable mother who never gave up on an autistic son. It’s a great read. I find her descriptions and detail very compelling and engaging. Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the […]
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3.5 stars — I ended up liking the book overall, but it was a very slow read. The author had an interesting approach intertwining the story with productions of Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. There was one flashback scene toward the end that felt unnecessary and just tossed in for some shock value. But I
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I’ve read a couple of really good books recently and highly recommend A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner and Someone Else’s Shoes by JoJo Moyes. A Fall of Marigolds has an interesting historical timeline and focuses on two American tragedies. I loved the camaraderie and women-against-the-odds aspect of Someone Else’s Shoes. Both have well-developed
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I spent several days last week glued to my computer in Zoom and other video sessions, just like in the pandemic days. But this time, it was for the Historical Novel Society North America conference. The conference was live in San Antonio, but I wasn’t able to leave home, so I only attended virtually. Still,
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One of my favorite summer activities is reading—preferably beating the heat near a pool or beach with a bar and waiter attending my cold beverage needs! I’ve found that my Kindle is great outdoors. The lighted screen is easy to read and it doesn’t add too much weight to my beach bag. I’ve read several
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Here’s an excerpt from my latest novel, When Heart Shall Fail, describing the Fourth of July as experienced by one of my protagonists. Faith spent a quiet Fourth of July at home with Beulah and Mrs. Caraway. Lyman had left on another mission trip two days earlier. “I have tent revival meetings scheduled. Everyone will
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My friend Kathy traveled to Amsterdam recently and posted about it on Facebook. When I commented that I hoped she enjoyed the trip and that I love Amsterdam, she responded, “I brought a good book with me” . . . and posted a photo of herself holding my novel Safe Thus Far. I was honored
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One of my favorite books by Terry Pratchett is Mort, part of his Discworld series. It’s the story of an awkward young man who becomes Death’s apprentice and finds a way to mess up the course of history by intervening, which he is not supposed to do. Of course, now he has to try to
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I’m heading to the library to pick up a couple of holds today, so thought I’d better recap the last few. I read some great books in February–all four and five stars! Probably my favorite was The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Interesting time and place, and a great
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Have you noticed that your favorite apps change over time? When I first got on social media, I followed Facebook closely. I still do, but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Too much advertising, and I can’t keep posts coming in chronological order. For a while, I loved Flipboard. The mix of news and