Book Review: “Night”

Author: Elie Wiesel I was watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show" a few weeks ago when Oprah made an announcement that caught my attention: her latest book club selection was a new translation of "Night". I don't belong to the book club, but I do believe the book is one of the 10 most important avail

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Book Review: “Night”

Author: Elie Wiesel I was watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show" a few weeks ago when Oprah made an announcement that caught my attention: her latest book club selection was a new translation of "Night". I don't belong to the book club, but I do believe the book is one of the 10 most important avail

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Book Review: The Sheriff of Nottingham

Author: Richard Kluger Has there ever been a less lovable character than the nameless Sheriff of Nottingham? Well known as the hateful foil to every little boy’s favorite hero, Robin Hood, his reputation is fed by Hollywood's many versions of the legend. Alan Rickman’s evil performance oppos

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Book Review: Embracing the Wolf

Author: Joanna Baumer Permut Lupus is the Latin word for Wolf. A nineteenth century French doctor named the disease lupus for two reasons; one because of the effects it has on a person's insides which reminded him of a wolf's ravenous appetite, and secondly, because of the rash that often accompanie

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Book Review: Embracing the Wolf

Author: Joanna Baumer Permut Lupus is the Latin word for Wolf. A nineteenth century French doctor named the disease lupus for two reasons; one because of the effects it has on a person's insides which reminded him of a wolf's ravenous appetite, and secondly, because of the rash that often accompanie

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Book Review: Lake in the Clouds

Book Three of the Into the Wilderness Series by Sara Donati It is the spring of 1802 the village of Paradise, N.Y. is still reeling from a typhoid epidemic from the previous summer. Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have lost their two-year-old son, Robbie, to the dreadful disease, but they struggle

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Book Review: Dawn on a Distant Shore

Book Two of the Into the Wilderness Series by Sara Donati Elizabeth and her new husband, Nathaniel Bonner (remember that white man dressed as a Native American?) have settled into their life together at the edge of the New York wilderness. In the winter of 1794, Elizabeth gives birth to healthy t

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Book Review: Into the Wilderness

I picked this book up because of a review by another author I greatly admire. Within a couple of chapters I was absolutely hooked!! On finishing it, I immediately went to the bookstore and got the whole series and when I had finished those, waited very impatiently for the next book to come out.

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Book Review: The Wheel of Time

A Fantasy Series by Robert Jordan. If you liked The Lord of the Rings series, you’ll LOVE The Wheel of Time series. Jordan has created an entire world, fully developed with each country’s language or style of speaking, customs, and type of dress individualized. They even have their own insul

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Book Review: Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

Written By: C.S Lewis Lions, witches, magical wardrobes, fawns, horse/men and talking animals are all a part of the mysterious and magical land of Narnia. Four children living in the turmoil of the second World War are taken out of the city of London to the countryside to live with a mysterious pr

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