by Sarah Hutchins | Jun 12, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
As one might imagine about a 2017 Man Booker Prize finalist, Fiona Mozley’s debut novel Elmet is well crafted. The title, as explained in an epigraph by Ted Hughes, Elmet was the last independent Celtic kingdom in England and into the seventeenth century was a hideout...
by Sarah Hutchins | Jun 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Columbia University alumni Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters have curated 30 essays by women writers, including themselves, on the subject of home in This Is the Place. “We realized that home is a loaded word, a complex idea: it’s a place that is safe, sentimental,...
by Sarah Hutchins | May 30, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Short Stories
The twelve stories that comprise Laurie Ann Doyle’s debut short story collection World Gone Missing are a relatable expression of Baby Boomers’ experiences. Characters are often in their late 40s or 50s navigating memories transposed with today. Clothing becomes...
by Sarah Hutchins | May 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, War & Military
Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Kate Germano arrived at the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island in South Carolina, an all-female unit, determined to improve the women’s performance. When she succeeded, she was fired. She realized that the Marine Corps,...
by Sarah Hutchins | May 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Portland Publishers, Psychology, Self-Help
Chest pain; racing heart; shortness of breath; dizziness. Most people today have experienced these and other telltale symptoms of anxiety. Faith G. Harper is a licensed professional counselor among other consultation specialties and has written several “five-minute...