“And the wind never will blow all life away, you just got to find a way to live in the wake of that wind. Cause it leaves a wake, full of trash flying around everywhere.” There are few who can craft and create as J. California Cooper does. Her work should be savored while youContinueContinue reading “The Wake of the Wind – Review”
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie – Review
In the first of twelve chapters, it’s 1925 and we meet a young black girl of fifteen named Hattie. Hattie left the state of Georgia for what she dreams is a better life in Philadelphia married to a man named August. Each chapter is named for one or more of Hattie’s children. In the firstContinueContinue reading “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie – Review”
My week in books and tea 8.18.19
Getting back on track with life this week hadn’t been easy. I’ve been tempted to take a note from one of my recent reads, The Solitary Summer, pack up my books and tea, and spend the rest of the summer (perhaps some of the fall) to enjoy the simple things, reading and drinking. I’ve convincedContinueContinue reading “My week in books and tea 8.18.19”
The Tea Rose – Review
“People said time healed anything. Maybe those people had never loved anyone.” Young Fiona Finnegan and Joe Bristow stole my heart in the early parts of The Tea Rose. Best friends since childhood, they have dreams of opening their own shop, selling the best food/produce and of course tea! This was a complete cover/title buy.ContinueContinue reading “The Tea Rose – Review”
The Blacker the Berry – Review
Thank you to Penguin Classics for the free copy of this book. Are the books we find ourselves thinking about days, weeks, or months after finishing, the easiest to review,or attempt to summarize into written thoughts? Sometimes the words flow from mind to page; sometimes the words seem harder to capture on conveying the essenceContinueContinue reading “The Blacker the Berry – Review”
Books By the Cup 