Category Archives: Literary

The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi by Elif Shafak (Review)

Knowing yourself and living with your choices are major themes explored in way that has broad appeal despite the story’s focus on spirituality which would normally limit the audience.

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Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (Review)

Unique and funny book, Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips is about a townhouse in modern London where Greek gods are living. They are immortal, bored and powerful — a bad combination for mortals.

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The Retreat by David Bergen (Review)

The story follows the Byrd family, a white family from the big city that comes to Kenora to stay at a commune-type compound known as ‘The Retreat’ that Mrs. Byrd is convinced will make her right and relieve her post-partum depression.

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A Monk Jumped Over A Wall by Jay Nussbaum (Review)

A review of A Monk Jumped Over A Wall by Jay Nussbaum. J.J. Spencer, a newly minted lawyer is reluctantly climbing the corporate ladder. A few minutes, a simple act of kindness during a chance encounter, result in J.J. Spencer losing everything.

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Word of Blog Book Finds: A Thousand Splendid Suns

I have a growing Wish List and TBR pile because of ...

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