“A happy soul, that all the wayTo Heaven hath a summer’s day.” In Praise of a Lessius’s Rule of Health by Richard Crashaw [1613-1649] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company in 1955. Page 264.

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classic. 2013. Originally written in two parts, 1868 and 1869. Genre: Fiction. Classic literature. American literature. Young adult. Pages: 534 printed pages. Format: Hardcover. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: American literature readers. Readers of Louisa May Alcott who are drawn to young women’s stories. Rating: Very good. Link for the book @ […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classic. 2013. Originally written in two parts, 1868 and 1869. Genre: Fiction. Classic literature. American literature. Young adult. Pages: 534 printed pages. Format: Hardcover. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: American literature readers. Readers of Louisa May Alcott who are drawn to young women’s stories. Rating: Very good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf. 1999. Genre: Nonfiction. Criminology. Pages: 384. Source: Library. Rating: Good. Audience: Readers of crime fiction and criminology.

Publisher and Publication Date: William Morrow Paperbacks. October 26, 2021.  Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 400. Format: E-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book from NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of historical fiction. Rating: Good to very good.

The Sunday Salon is hosted by Readerbuzz. ~Read any good books? Tell us about them. Yes, I read (devoured) Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley. The link is to the book on Goodreads. I have not written a review yet. The main reason why I love this book is it gave me a […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Phoenix. 2000. Genre: Poetry. Pages: 560. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Poetry readers. Rating: Excellent.

Publisher and Publication Date: Cefalutana Press. March 1, 2020. Genre: Historical fiction. World War II. Holocaust. Pages: 398. Source: I received a complimentary eBook copy from Amy Bruno of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, but was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of World War II stories. Rating: Excellent. Saving the Music […]

Publisher and Publication Date: P & R Publishing. February 28, 2019. Genre: Christian Nonfiction. A personal study of the Gospel of John. Pages: 216. Source: I received a complimentary pdf copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Audience: Christian readers who are looking for a personal study on the Gospel […]

Publisher and Publication Date: G P Putnam’s Sons. March 23, 2021.Genre: Historical fiction Pages: 480. Format: Kindle e-book.Source: Self-purchase.Audience: Readers of historical fiction with an interest in the Holocaust, Italian history, Rome, and World War II. Rating: Excellent. Link @ Amazon for the Kindle copy. Link @ Audible. Link @ Barnes and Noble. Link @ […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Dover Publications. Originally published in 1905. Dover edition in 2005. Genre: Fantasy fiction. Pages: 224.Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Very good.

Publisher and Publication Date: William Morrow Paperbacks, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. October 8th 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Spin-off from the Anne of Green Gables series. Pages: 320.Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: L. M. Montgomery readers. Readers who enjoy the Anne of Green Gables series. Rating: Okay to good. Sarah McCoy’s website/ Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Candlewick Press.  September 28, 2021. Genre: Fantasy fiction. Young adult literature. Pages: 247. Format: e-book library copy. Source: Library. Audience: Young adult literature. Ages 9 to 12. Rating: Excellent.

Wedding day. December 18, 1982. That newly-married-teenage couple has absolutely no idea what they’ve just done. They don’t have a clue about all the future surgeries (including body parts that will be removed), sending a son to war twice, grandchildren, a grandchild with autism, a grandchild with depression, health problems, debts, paychecks that after paying […]