Another Georgette Heyer book for Valentine’s Day

Review of The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer, originally published in 1934 Again, I decided to celebrate February, Valentine’s Day, by reading another Georgette Heyer book. This was a fun book, and I read it quickly. Knowing her oldest sister loves Captain Heron, a military man with little money, 17-year-old Horatia, a confident, direct young … Continue reading Another Georgette Heyer book for Valentine’s Day →

Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson

This is not your standard book review. It's more like a reaction... Review of Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, by Marilynne Robinson ©2004 I’d heard of this book somewhere, then my mom said that she heard it mentioned on a radio show discussing excellent Christian literary fiction. Then the clincher was that two women … Continue reading Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson →

Beauty

The Illimitable Beauty of the World Every sort of beauty has been lavished on our allotted home; Beauties to enrapture every sense, Beauties to satisfy every taste; Forms the noblest and the loveliest, Colors the most gorgeous and the most delicate, Odours the sweetest and subtlest, Harmonies the most soothing and the most stirring; The … Continue reading Beauty →