by Shar Lemond | Mar 18, 2020 | Book Reviews
Ironically, A Tale of Two Cities is really a tale of one city—Paris at the time of the French Revolution. Dickens’s immortal opening lines perfectly capture the spirit of the time. It was the best of times because...
by Shar Lemond | Apr 9, 2019 | Book Reviews
” In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of...
by Shar Lemond | Dec 29, 2018 | Book Reviews
If you like reading about innovative, hard working men who justly treat one another, this novel is for you! The trustee is a deceptively small man, leading a small life. But when an incredible challenge presents itself, he decides to answer the call and go on a seemly...
by Shar Lemond | Feb 22, 2018 | Book Reviews
In an attempt to simplify C.S. Lewis’s message, here is my concise summary of the book. This book is not about the jealously of the ugly sister of the pretty one. Orual loved Psyche in a rather possessive, unhealthy manner. This book is about Psyche’s...
by Shar Lemond | Aug 16, 2017 | Book Reviews
Underneath all her flashy clothes and bright smiles, Louisa Clark is scared to really live life. When she’s hired to take care of Will Traynor, a quadriplegic who depends on other for everything, no one can imagine he’s the one who’s going to end up...
by Shar Lemond | Jul 19, 2017 | Book Reviews
So many aspects turn this novel into the enchanting treasure that it is. The reader gets to travel to the magnificent San Salvatore castle in Italy and spend a marvelous, sunny April there, amidst dozens of blooming flower varieties, and with a view to the calming,...
