Monthly Archives: December 2009
Secret Santa drops by!
To say I was excited when I walked in the door yesterday and saw a giant box sitting on the counter would be a terrible understatement! I was practically dancing from foot to foot, dying to crack it open . … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Searching For Pemberley’ by Mary Lydon Simonsen
Following the end of World War II, young American Maggie Joyce is living and working in war-torn London. Desperate not to return home to the tiny Pennsylvania town where her family lives quietly and uninterestingly, Maggie has made her way … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
The snowpocalypse comes to Southern Maryland
So we’re in the middle of a snowpocalypse here in the Washington, D.C. metro area! The most snow ever reported in December has covered our area in a thick blanket of white. Of course, the kid in me felt a … Continue reading
Filed under out and about
Book review: ‘The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets’ by Eva Rice
No novel in recent memory has enchanted me more than Eva Rice’s The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets. In fact, it’s going to be hard to even try and review it objectively — I just thought it was that magical, … Continue reading
Filed under 5-star reads, book reviews
GIVEAWAY: Gayle Forman’s IF I STAY
A new giveaway — just in time for the holidays! I have one hardcover copy of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay – a very moving young adult novel – up for grabs. You’ve probably heard rumblings about this book all over … Continue reading
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Why I’m a hopeless romantic, vol. 1: Craigslist’s ‘Missed Connections’
I’m a hopeless romantic. This has gotten me into trouble many, many times when, despite the fact that I tell myself to relax, be calm and just enjoy the moment, I inadvertantly find myself adding my first name to the last … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Nanny Returns’ by McLaughlin and Kraus
Nan Hutchinson wanted to make it right. Really, she did. It wasn’t her fault that nannying for the Xes, a prominent family in New York City’s elite, had almost cost her her sanity. It’s been more than ten years since … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
