Posts tagged with ‘book’
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“The One-Day Way” by Chantel Hobbs Book Review
Summary from goodreads: Lose All the Weight You Want, One Meal, One Pound, One Day At a Time! I’ve got great news for you: You are about to feel better and look better beginning today! Today is truly a new opportunity for you to reach your weight loss goals. No, you won’t fit into your “skinny jeans” today, but […] -
“Adam Bede” by George Eliot Book Review
Summary from Goodreads: Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival in the local squire’s son, Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not […] -
“Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen Book Review
Summary from Goodreads: Taken from the poverty of her parents’ home, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with only her cousin Edmund as an ally. When Fanny’s uncle is absent in Antigua, Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them London glamour […] -
“The Daughter’s Walk” by Jane Kirkpatrick Book Review
Summary from Goodreads: A mother’s tragedy, a daughter’s desire and the 7000 mile journey that changed their lives. In 1896 Norwegian American Helga Estby accepted a wager from the fashion industry to walk from Spokane, Washington to New York City within seven months in an effort to earn $10,000. Bringing along her nineteen year-old daughter Clara, the two made their […] -
“Tess of the D’ubervilles” by Thomas Hardy Book Review
Synopsis from Goodreads: A ne’er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter’s beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy’s 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading. Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas […] -
“How To Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships” by Leil Lowndes Book Review
ABOUT THE BOOK Have you ever admired those successful people who seem to “have it all?” You see them chatting confidently at business meetings, and comfortably at social parties. They’re the ones with the best jobs, the nicest spouses, the finest friends, the biggest bank accounts, the most fashionable zip codes. But wait a minute! A lot of them aren’t […] -
“Slow:Life in a Tuscan Town” by Douglas Gayeton Book Review
Summary from goodreads: SLOW: Life in a Tuscan Town is an unprecedented photographic personal journey into the heart of hidden Tuscany that celebrates the principles that define the Slow Food movement and pays tribute to the region’s kaleidoscope of vibrant characters, whose shared culture revolves around the everyday pleasure of growing, preparing, and eating food. With an anecdotal charm reminiscent of […] -
Book Review: “Love at Last Sight” By Kerry & Chris Shook
Summary from goodreads: Everything you’ve been taught about relationships is wrong. The movies and TV make it look easy. Matchmaking Web sites have it down to a science. Two people connect—love at first sight—and the relationship is magical from then on. But the truth is, strong, deep relationships that last a lifetime aren’t based on the mysterious chemistry of two […] -
“Hot Wheels and High Heels” by Jane Graves Book Review
PLANO, TEXAS SERIES | BOOK 1 Hot Wheels and High Heels Trophy wife Darcy McDaniel has just discovered that, thanks to her embezzling husband, her posh, upper-class life is gone for good. Now she’s trading her suburban palace for a trailer park and her weekly salon appointments for a job. Darcy needs a new man–fast–one who’ll keep her in the manner she […] -
“Scandal Becomes Her” by Shirlee Busbee Book Review
About the Book At 29, Miss Nell Anslowe is viewed as “on the shelf” by Regency society. Ten years earlier, an acicdent damager her leg and left her suffering from strange and disturbing dreams. She has been content spending time with her doting family, so she takes little heed of Lord Tynedale, knowing his interest in her stems only from […]
