It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor arrives at the Murry home and calls...
Books
'Emily Climbs' by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on Fazenda Lua Nova, writing helped her cope…
'Until We Have Faces' by C.S. Lewis
In this timeless tale of two deadly princesses – one beautiful and one unattractive – CS Lewis reworks the myth...
The Vince Review: Stories about insomnia
No doubt we have all fought this beast occasionally and tried to count thousands of sheep. Luckily I never went...
'Emily's Quest' by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily Trilogy ends with this novel about writing and love. MY THOUGHTS: This third novel in…
'Running Scared' by Susan J Bruce
What if the boy you love is hiding a dark secret? My name is Melinda and this has been...
A patron saint of fans
We had agreed to help my mother with shopping, but leaving the house is not a simple matter for...
The Vince Review: 'Coronation' by Paul Gallico
MY THOUGHTS: This was a strong recommendation from a friend who came to the used book shack where I volunteered...
'The Railway Children' by E. Nesbit
In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-bred brothers are very...