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Book Review Time: The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese

Water is divine. Within and without, it sustains life. It is revered  It is feared. Water is Mother. It heals. It redeems. Water moves. Its reach embraces us all. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, is a beautiful work of art. The story begins with the arranged marriage of a grieving 12 year old…

Recap: March Reads

March Reads The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave This novel flies out of the gate pretty quickly with the conflict introducing itself right at the start. Hannah Hall, a furniture maker, recently married, is hand-delivered a message. It’s a cryptic note from her husband, Owen, which reads “Protect her.”  The “her” in question…

Recap: February Reads

How To Read A Book, Monica Wood The great thing about reading…especially reading fiction…is that it affords one the opportunity to escape. To immerse yourself in someone else’s life, in someone else’s story. Whether or not you like the characters, for a brief period, you walk with them, you see their highs and lows, their…