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,...
by Shar Lemond | Jun 27, 2017 | Book Reviews
The prose of The Awakening is beautifully written and wonderful quotes abound: “She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.” We witness Edna Pontellier’s awakening...
by Shar Lemond | Jun 16, 2017 | Book Reviews
In this short story, Katherine Mansfield vividly illustrates the tie between emotion and music. A music teacher’s emotions change abruptly in one day and the music she chooses for her young students to sing is a clear reflection of her thoughts and feelings....
by Shar Lemond | May 24, 2017 | Book Reviews
To judge this book only in comparison to Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility is unjust to Jane Austen. In Mansfield Park, Austen creates an extremely timid, shy, but highly moral character, then places her in a situation in which she must make a choice:...
by Shar Lemond | Apr 22, 2017 | Book Reviews
Jane Eyre is a wonderfully spirited and principled girl and woman. She never takes the easy or tempting path while disregarding the context of a situation. And when she’s offered a choice, at the end of the book, between her personal happiness and devoting...
by Shar Lemond | Mar 31, 2017 | Book Reviews
My studies of European history this year have lead me to update my review of Michelle Moran’s book. Here’s my full review: Filled with historical details, some lovely (a lot of fashion info), some so gruesome I had to skip forward, Michelle Moran paints a...
