Gabriel’s parents have recently separated. His mother was fed-up with his father, a musician who knew a short period of success in his past, and who continued to live on these fumes from long ago, and was happy to kick him out […]
Book Review: “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro I often have a feeling that I was born in the wrong era. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the comforts of our modern world, and perhaps would not replace them […]
Book Review: The Happiness Project / Gretchen Rubin “Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short”, she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing […]
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman This book caught my heart from the first page. I read it in a rush while slightly out of breath. One of the things I really enjoyed about the book was how […]
Book Review: Swing Time by Zadie Smith “How do we become who we are? Can we ever truly escape our origins? Must we dance to the music of our time?” Ever since reading Zadie Smith’s debut novel “White Teeth” and being in […]
Book Review: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks Leonardo Da Vinci was a man of many talents. While not necessarily comparing Tom Hanks to Da Vinci, there is something admirable about such a talented and famous actor who suddenly shows the world that […]
Book Review: Big Magic – Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert “Do whatever brings you to life. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” (from the book). After reading “Eat, Pray, […]
Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows and my love affair with letter-writing So much has been said and written about WWII, yet it continues to amaze me, that there is always […]
