Julie and Julia by: Julie Powell
I’m going to let you in on a dirty little secret, I feel quite ashamed really as if what I’m about to reveal might erase that little-bitty amount of feminine savoir faire hidden deep within me…Take a deep breath, here goes… I hate cooking. There, I said […]
Eat Pray and Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert
Liz , the author of this wonderful and warm read, is a woman who, after an emotionally crippling divorce, decides to travel. I haven’t read a book yet that really captures that state called Divorce; that dark cave of failure, guilt, loss and neglect. In short, Divorce deserves […]
Getting stoned with savages by: J.Maarten Troost
It was the title of the book that immediately caught my red puffy eye. Had Troost and I crossed paths? Did he know something about me? Why would he use the words stoned and savage together if he and I had not shared a bong in the 80’s? […]
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
What to say…. What to say…..Well, I will always take my hat off to anyone who has the discipline and heart to write a book. I can only imagine that it is a daunting prospect to begin a story that is heading to be 300 pages long. That said, Running […]
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
I have a strong feeling that McDonald’s has not conquered Iran yet. And I must say that is good news. It’s amazing how far you can travel in our world and still come across great corporate American icons. I lived in the Maldives for a period of 9 months, […]