Recent Reviews

       

    7/2008:

  1. Belmond, C. A. A Rather Curious Engagement (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott, 07/08/2008)
  2. Haeger, Diane. The Secret Bride: In the Court of Henry VIII (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 07/08/2008)
  3. Clayton, Meg Waite. The Wednesday Sisters (reviewed by Susan Ideus, 07/07/2008)
  4. Hood, Ann. Comfort: A Journey Through Grief (reviewed by Lee Ambrose, 07/07/2008)
  5. McLaren, Kaya. Church of the Dog (reviewed by Susan Ideus, 07/07/2008)
  6. Anderson, Joan. Second Journey: The Road Back to Yourself (reviewed by Lee Ambrose, 07/05/2008)
  7. Roahen, Sara. Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table (reviewed by Lee Ambrose, 07/05/2008)
  8. Gardiner, Meg. Mission Canyon (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 07/04/2008)
  9. Freely, Maureen. Enlightenment (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 07/03/2008)

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    6/2008:

  10. Woods, Corrie. The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps to living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life (reviewed by Sharon Blumberg, 06/30/2008)
  11. Allen, Sarah Addison. Garden Spells (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka, 06/28/2008)
  12. Hoffman, Alice. The Third Angel (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 06/28/2008)
  13. Adams, Alayne. In Perfect Harmony (reviewed by Sharon Blumberg, 06/27/2008)
  14. Grafton, Sue. T is for Trespass (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 06/27/2008)
  15. Paretsky, Sara. Writing in an Age of Silence (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski, 06/27/2008)
  16. Scott, Michele. A Vintage Murder (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka, 06/24/2008)
  17. Hartman, Honor. The Unkindest Cut (reviewed by Penny Appleby, 06/20/2008)
  18. Heim, Susan M. It's Twins!: Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy through Adolescence (reviewed by Danelle Sasser, 06/20/2008)
  19. Kendall, Elizabeth. Autobiography of a Wardrobe (reviewed by Donna Van Straten Remmert, 06/20/2008)
  20. Moore, Honor. The Bishop's Daughter (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 06/20/2008)
  21. Perry, Anne. Buckingham Palace Gardens (reviewed by Jennifer Melville, 06/20/2008)
  22. Wakan, Naomi Beth. Compositions: Notes on the Written Word (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore, 06/20/2008)
  23. Harlick, RJ. Red Ice for a Shroud (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind, 06/11/2008)
  24. Hellmann, Libby Fischer. Easy Innocence (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind, 06/11/2008)
  25. Scott, Robyn. Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood (reviewed by Janet Grace Riehl, 06/11/2008)
  26. Johnston, Linda O. Double Dog Dare (reviewed by Judith Helburn, 06/10/2008)
  27. Wakan, Naomi Beth. Late Bloomer: On Writing Later in Life (reviewed by Mary Ann MOore, 06/10/2008)
  28. de Blasi, Marlena. That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story (reviewed by Becky Lane, 06/09/2008)
  29. Hartman, Erin Q. Hope For Carsonville (reviewed by Sharon Blumberg, 06/07/2008)
  30. Paris, Anne, Ph.D. Standing at the Water's Edge: Moving Past Fear, Blocks and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative Immersion (reviewed by Joan Shaddox Isom, 06/02/2008)
  31. Smiley, Patricia. Cool Cache (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka, 06/01/2008)
  32. Thompson, Victoria. Murder on Bank Street (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott, 06/01/2008)

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    5/2008:

  33. Bloom, Amy. Away (reviewed by Judith Helburn, 05/29/2008)
  34. Goldman, Connie. Late Life Love (reviewed by Judith Helburn, 05/29/2008)
  35. Lindbergh, Reeve. Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age—and Other Unexpected Adventures (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert, 05/28/2008)
  36. Bin Laden, Carmen. Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 05/27/2008)
  37. Childs, Laura. The Silver Needle Murder (reviewed by Gwen Whitehead, 05/27/2008)
  38. Corrie, Rachel. Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus, 05/27/2008)
  39. Harris, Charlaine. The Julius House (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 05/27/2008)
  40. Lynch, Lee. Sweet Creek (reviewed by Gwen Whitehead, 05/21/2008)
  41. Wingate, Lisa. Talk of the Town (reviewed by Susan Ideus, 05/20/2008)
  42. Cameron, Julia. The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (reviewed by Kathy Waller, 05/19/2008)
  43. Sentilles, Sarah. A Church of Her Own: What Happens When a Woman Takes the Pulpit (reviewed by Susan Ideus, 05/19/2008)
  44. Ralston, Jeannie. The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming (reviewed by Becky Lane, 05/14/2008)
  45. Henry, Sue. Degrees of Separation (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 05/12/2008)
  46. Holmes, Kenneth L., editor. Best of Covered Wagon Women (reviewed by Stephanie Barko, 05/12/2008)
  47. Thoele, Sue Patton. The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance & Opening Your Heart (reviewed by Becky Lane, 05/07/2008)
  48. Norton, Lisa Dale. Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (reviewed by Janet Caplan, 05/06/2008)
  49. Cameron, Julia. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore, 05/04/2008)
  50. Shaffer, Veronica A. I Hear Your Cry: Women in Prison (reviewed by Carol Waid, 05/04/2008)
  51. Beath, Mary. Hiking Alone: Trails Out, Trails Home (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit, 05/02/2008)
  52. Lessing, Doris. The Cleft (reviewed by Judith Helburn, 05/02/2008)

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    4/2008:

  53. Ferreiro-Esteban, Carmen. Two Moon Princess (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski, 04/28/2008)
  54. Finnamore, Suzanne. Split: A Memoir of Divorce (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando, 04/25/2008)
  55. Hornbacher, Marya. Madness: A Bipolar Life (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus, 04/25/2008)
  56. Barr, Nevada. Winter Study (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 04/24/2008)
  57. Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door (reviewed by Lee Ambrose, 04/24/2008)
  58. Taylor, Carolyn Anne Taylor, Emily Dial-Driver, Carole Burrage, Sally Emmons-Featherston (editors). Voices from the Heartland (reviewed by Joan Shaddox Isom, 04/23/2008)
  59. Ault, Sandi. Wild Inferno (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 04/21/2008)
  60. Walker, Rebecca. Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence (reviewed by Duffie Bart, 04/21/2008)
  61. Clift, Eleanor. Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Politics (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando, 04/18/2008)
  62. DiSesa, Nina. Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus, 04/18/2008)
  63. Johnson, Claire M. Roux Morgue (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 04/18/2008)
  64. Livingstone, Padme Nina. Let's Not Call It Meditation (reviewed by Donna Van Straten Remmert, 04/18/2008)
  65. Powell, VK. To Protect and Serve (reviewed by Cheri Rosenberg, 04/18/2008)
  66. Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (reviewed by Karen Ryan, 04/16/2008)
  67. Barr, Nancy. Page One: Vanished (reviewed by Catherine Cogburn, 04/15/2008)
  68. Brandsdorfer, Marsha. The Accidental Secretary (reviewed by Susan Ideus, 04/15/2008)
  69. Friend, Catherine. The Compassionate Carnivore (reviewed by Cheri Rosenberg, 04/15/2008)
  70. Buyer, Laurie Wagner. Spring's Edge: A Ranch Wife's Chronicles (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert, 04/09/2008)
  71. Connolly, Sally A. Never Better: All Things Considered (reviewed by Janet Caplan, 04/09/2008)
  72. Rizer, Fran. Hey Diddle Diddle, the Corpse and the Fiddle (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner, 04/09/2008)
  73. Downie, Ruth. Terra Incognito: A Novel of the Roman Empire (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando, 04/02/2008)
  74. Webb, Betty. Desert Cut (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando, 04/02/2008)
  75. Kirk, Martha. Green Sands: My Five Years in the Saudi Desert (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov, 04/01/2008)