A book feature of The Ordeal: A Journey from Misfortunes, Illness and Betrayal to Truth by Josephine Walden Lulabelle Publishers (2022)Memoir401 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: A true story of hardships, loss, dysfunctional family relationships and the struggle with life-changing illness. After… Read More »
I Got It From Here
A book review of I Got It From Here: A Memoir of Awakening to the Power Within by Francesca Miracola Stars: **** She Writes Press (2023)Memoir246 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Growing up in an Italian American family in Queens, New York,… Read More »
Deaf Utopia
A book review of Deaf Utopia: A Memoir – and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco Stars: ***** William Morrow Paperbacks (2023)Memoir336 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and… Read More »
Always Fresh
A book review of Always Fresh: The Untold Story of Tim Hortons by the Main Who Created a Canadian Empire by Ron Joyce with Robert Thompson Stars: **** HarperCollins (2006)Memoir251 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Almost every town has at least one Tim Hortons franchise. Many know that it was hockey legend… Read More »
Not Your Father’s America
A book review of Not Your Father’s America: An Adventure Raising Triplets in a Country Being Changed by Greed by Cort Casady Stars: **** Cadence Group (2023)Memoir240 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Barbara and Cort were a happily married… Read More »
Running Free
A book review of Running Free: My Battle With Anorexia by Rebecca Quinlan Stars: ***** SRL Publishing (2022)Eating Disorders330 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: From Olympic hopeful to hours away from death, a harrowing yet inspirational true story of… Read More »
Hidden Valley Road
A book review of Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family by Robert Kolker Stars: ***** Doubleday (2020)Memoir>Schizophrenia400 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science’s great hope in the quest to… Read More »