Comments on: #478 ~ In Need of a Good Wife

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:54:04 +0000

Great review. I have a bunch of books piled up next to my bed already, but I’m going to order this one from the library.

By: Kelly O'Connor McNees

Kelly O'Connor McNees — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:41:50 +0000

Thank you all for your interest! I love this blog!

“A Revolver”

Rick Kogan writes in the Tribune about the remarkable timeliness of the newly discovered Carl Sandburg poem, “A Revolver.” Here is the poem, found by a volunteer at the rare book room in t[...]

By: Patti Smith

Patti Smith — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:39:25 +0000

I’ve always wanted to know more about the “mail order bride” phenomenon…and I can’t think of a better way to do that than through a good historical fiction read

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:29:01 +0000

I really liked The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, and this sounds quite good, too. Thanks for the great review.

By: CLM

CLM — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:16:05 +0000

I have always liked mail order bride stories and had not heard of this one. Thanks, as always, for the recommendation!

By: bermudaonion(Kathy)

bermudaonion(Kathy) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:23:57 +0000

I’m glad to see this is good since I enjoyed McNees’ first book. Moving far away like that is hard – when we lived in France there was no email and transatlantic phone calls were VERY expensive so they didn’t happen very often.

Happy birthday to you!!