The Acts of Friendship.

Book Review for “Goodnight from Paris” by Jane Healey. Summary: "Paris, 1939. Hollywood actress Drue Leyton, married to Frenchman Jacques Tartière, lives as an expatriate in love. But when her husband is dispatched to Brittany to work as a liaison for the British military, Drue finds herself alone with her housekeeper, adrift and heartsick in … Continue reading The Acts of Friendship. →

TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 4, 2023.

From “Passages” by Gail Sheehy to “Women on the Front Lines” by Debbie Zimelman. This is a monthly link-up hosted by KateW at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 4, 2023. →

TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #37 – March 2 – March 29, 2023.

What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these meme on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then … Continue reading TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #37 – March 2 – March 29, 2023. →

#LetsDiscuss2023 #3 – Reviewing our Ratings – #DiscussionSunday

The question this time is all my own, after my last #ThrowbackThursday pick: Do you ever look at your old reviews and want to change your opinion and/or star ratings for them? Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and in fact, I'm certain that many … Continue reading #LetsDiscuss2023 #3 – Reviewing our Ratings – #DiscussionSunday →

The Lie Detector.

Book Review for “Only May” by Carol Lovekin. Summary: "Listen. The bee walks across my finger, slow as anything and I can see through the gauzy wing, to the detail of my skin. 'You aren’t looking in the right place.' If you look her in the eye and tell a lie, May Harper will see … Continue reading The Lie Detector. →

Cannabis Confections.

Book Review for “A Half-Baked Murder” by Emily George. Summary: "Formally trained pastry chef Chloe Barnes is opening a cannabis bakery. That’s not at all what the twenty-eight-year-old envisioned while living the dream in Paris with a hot fiancé and a Michelin star restaurant gig around the corner. But the rising “it girl” of choux … Continue reading Cannabis Confections. →

TCL is Going Abroad, again!

See you later, alligators! This is just a quick post to let you all know that by the time you read this, I'll already be in the air on a trans-Atlantic trip. Where will I be? In the US - Texas and California. What will I be doing there? The primary reason is to go … Continue reading TCL is Going Abroad, again! →

Sweetgrass Mystery.

Book Review for “By the Rivers of Babylon” by Mary Glickman. Summary: "Joe and Abigail Becker, a Jewish couple from Boston, have inherited a house on Sweetgrass Island in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Though they feel like fish out of water, the couple is excited to give the South a try--and maybe even find it a … Continue reading Sweetgrass Mystery. →

TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for February 4, 2023.

From “Trust” by by Hernan Diaz to “The Address” by Fiona Davis. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be connected to … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for February 4, 2023. →