In 2002, the man I love lost his 19-year-old son to a car crash. Six months later, I had to face the growing evidence that yet another beloved family member was suffering from a mental condition which was causing him and those who loved him a great deal of emotional pain, but for which he was...

Sooo I know I promised to read 50 books this year, and I AM well on my way but have been lax on updating. Here are my most recent reads: #10 The Little Friend by Donna Tartt -- I listened to this as an unabridged book on tape, read by the author, which I felt greatly enhanced the experience. I...

Murder on the Ballarat Train - Kerry Greenwood - Phryne Fisher gets caught up in another murder in the third book in this series. More fantastic characters and Roaring Twenties fun! Suite Francaise - Irene Nemirovsky - This is a very moving fictional account of the German invasion of France during...