I don't know how people write reviews without spoilers. I'm going to try. Book Club's choice of the month was The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. I wasn't overly excited. I'm not a huge fan of anything not set in modern times (though books like Tully by Paullina Simons are a definite exception to [...]
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Too Close to Home
Today's Mantra: Life is beautiful I watched a show last night that really got to me. I won't say what it was in case I spoil the plot. It's amazing how your mind let's you get on with things and how life lets you move on from tragedy. You never forget, but you heal. Last [...]
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Broome Time
Time always moves at light-speed on holiday. I’ve barely had a second to sit down and write. Wait, that’s not true. I actually was so engrossed in my novel that I spent every second that I didn’t have a child in my arms with that book. My literary taste is definitely not academic or by [...]
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The Winter Boogie
It's been a week under house arrest in my household. Although I wasn't sick, I happened to be sentenced to a week of full service. "I want, I need, can you get me, hold me, can you make it warmer, where are you..." And that was just my husband. I had two down and one [...]
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Parlez Vous Francais?
I don't. Speak French that is, but I'm thinking I might be a closet Francophile. I've spent a bit of time there and between the magic of Paris, amazing patisseries, the gorgeous wine and the history, its certainly not a hard sell to love France. But that's not the bit I'm currently obsessed with. I [...]
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The Present (Written February 2011)
Day should be light. Crying should produce tears. Mothers should have babies. The heart of my baby stopped beating while I was supposed to be keeping her safe. The sound of silence reverberated in my womb, causing contractions and devastation. My body failed me and the future shattered in thousands of pieces. Sophia’s stillness at [...]
