The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah

August 12, 2019

In recent months, I’ve been talking about women and World War II with several other women, including my mother. We’ve commented about the large number of women’s stories about the war years. My personal theory? The men’s accounts of war and...

The Wine Lover’s Daughter by Anne Fadiman

December 29, 2017

I’ll admit I know nothing about wine, and I really don’t care to. That doesn’t make Anne Fadiman’s memoir, The Wine Lover’s Daughter, an odd choice for me. This is the story of her father, Clifton Fadiman, and, her yearning to...