I had to look up the definition of fen. A fen is a type of wetland. It’s similar to marshes, bogs and swamps. Not surprisingly, landscape plays a key role in many of the enchanting tales in this collection of short stories from Daisy Johnson. The stories in Fen are anchored in the ordinary and humdrum. … More Fen by Daisy Johnson
I picked up this memoir in the summer of 2020 after listening to an interview with Natasha Trethewey on Fresh Air on NPR (you can find that interview here) and I read it over a long weekend away at the Oregon coast. Natasha Trethewey is a poet, her writing is beautiful and the elegant way … More Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
My Rating 4/5 In Full Flight is a well-research book about the life of Anne Spoerry, a French woman who spent most of her life providing medical care in small villages and remote areas in Africa. This book was difficult read, its dense and can be slow going, but I’m so glad I stuck with … More In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonement by John Heminway
My Rating – 4/5 Stars Deep down I knew where this story was going right from the start and even though I knew my heart would break, I read on. I read on because Willy Vlautin gifts you with these rich, rough around the edges characters, the type of folks that way too many of … More Don’t Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin
The Seventeenth Line 