Tag Archives: fiction

Books my Mother Loaned Me

I didn’t make it to the library to check out books even once while I was off – imagine the deprivation! Fortunately, my mother brought me nice books to read. Thank you, Mommy! Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi … Continue reading

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Birds and Bees

Well, OK, so this first one looks kinda like it’s about that S thing, and the second one definitely has lots of stuff about bees in it… is that reaching too far? Anyway, both mainstream fiction of the sort typically … Continue reading

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Chocolate Lava Cake

A last “normal person” book before I embark on a slew of parenting titles… a book quite similar to that naughty little chocolate cake with the melted center that I had at the restaurant with my mother-in-law on Sunday. The … Continue reading

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Catching up

Way behind, but here we go…. Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale Well, you know, when someone puts a book in my hand and says, “Read this – you’ll like it”, I usually do read it. This one the … Continue reading

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Summer Reading

This time, one for my seemingly insatiable appetite for pregnancy and childbirth books and three normal person books. The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger This is yet another really great pregnancy book. It’s a little light … Continue reading

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