The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas

June 18, 2018

Ten years ago, for “Friday’s Forgotten Books”, I discussed Sandra Dallas’ novel, The Persian Pickle Club. I have it on Facebook today for a listing of seven books I’ve loved. I still love that book. Why am I talking about it again?...

The Story of Our Lives by Helen Warner

February 06, 2018

Women’s friendships can last through time and problems, through immaturity and growth. Four women struggle with their friendship for twenty years in Helen Warner’s intense novel, The Story of Our Lives. Sophie, Amy, Emily and Melissa were best friends...

Something Like Happy by Eva Woods

September 05, 2017

Do you remember the “Hundred Happy Days” project that was popular about three years ago? Now, take one miserable thirty-five-year-old and thrust her into daily contact with another woman determined to celebrate those hundred happy days. That kicks off Eva...

Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe

June 20, 2017

The fourth book in Mary Alice Monroe’s Beach House series can be read as a standalone. Yes, it’s more interesting if readers know the background of Cara Rutledge’s family, but Primrose is a cottage that welcomes newcomers. That’s why...

The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

February 18, 2017

If you’re a fan of the issue-oriented novels of Jodi Picoult or Lisa Genova, you might want to try Sally Hepworth’s The Mother’s Promise. I’ll admit, it was a difficult book for me to get through. But, I’m a wimp who likes even my...