Alabama

#305 ~ The Typist

The Typist by Michael Knight Published by: Grove Atlantic Published on: August 2010 Page Count: 208 Genre: Fiction, Literature My Reading Format: Hardcover bought at Fountain Books in Richmond, VA Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook (Kindle only, not currently available on the Nook) My Review Francis “Van” Vancleave is an enlisted man during WWII. He never saw [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: Alabama, General McArthur, Michael Knight, Post WWII Japan, The Typist, typing, WWII

#302 ~ Salting Roses

21 Dec By Jennifer 4 Comments

Salting Roses by Lorelle Marinello Published by: Avon Published on: November 2010 Page Count: 313 Genre: Fiction, Women’s Fiction My Reading Format: Paperback review copy sent to me by the publisher Available Formats: Paperback, eBook My Review Salting Roses is the story of Gracie Lynne Calloway, a young woman who began life as a baby [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Alabama, Cinderella story, infant kidnapping, Lorelle Marinello, Salting Roses, What's in a Name?

#229 ~ The Help (mini review)

15 Jan By Jennifer 27 Comments

The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Help tells the story of the social situation in Jackson, Mississippi* just to the Civil Rights Movement getting started and gaining traction. If a white woman was able to afford it, she had a black maid to help her run her house. On the other hand, by hiring maids, [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Alabama, Audible.com, Civil and political rights, Civil Rights Movement, Jackson, Kathryn Stockett, The Help

#141 ~ Mermaids in the Basement

11 Feb By Literate Housewife 6 Comments

Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West Imagine finding evidence that your boyfriend, an up and coming movie director, was cheating on you with one of his starlets through a gossip magazine. Imagine also that your mother Shelby and beloved step father just recently died in a plane crash, you’ve never had a good [...]

Filed Under: Books, Culture Tagged With: Alabama, book review, family secrets, fiction, Mermaids in the Basement, Michael Lee West, Port Clear, Southern fiction

#130 ~ The Front Porch Prophet

13 Dec By Literate Housewife 9 Comments

The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins When you pick up a good novel written about the south by a Southern author, you can tell. There is just something about that area and the writers it creates that is unique, remarkable and gorgeous. Had William Faulkner, Harper Lee or Margaret Mitchell not been from [...]