Mudbound

#239 ~ Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls Published by: Simon & Schuster Published on: October 2009 Page Count: 288 Genre: Historical Fiction / Imagined Memoir Format: Hardcover purchased from Powell’s Availability: Hardcover, audio book, and eBook My Review Lily Casey is a firecracker of a girl. She is brave enough to keep her [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: American West, Arizona, Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls, Lily Casey, Lily Casey Smith, Mudbound, Texas, The Glass Castle

#237 ~ Mudbound

2 Mar By Jennifer 21 Comments

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan Published by: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Published on: March, 2009 Page Count: 340 Genre: Historical Fiction For Consideration: Violence and racist language Format: audio book purchased through Audible.com Availability: hardcover, paperback, audio book, and eBook My Thoughts Mudbound is the story of a woman who falls in love with a [...]

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TSS – January in Review

31 Jan By Jennifer 11 Comments

January has come and gone in a flash. I would think at some point I’d stop being surprised at how fast the time goes by, but it never ceases to amaze me. This is a month I’m pretty happy to have behind me, though. It was tough getting back into the school routine after the [...]