by Emily Gray Tedrowe Goodreads description: At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie’s in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary art collection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinking the […]
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The Woman Before Wallis
by: Bryn Turnbull Goodreads description: For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American divorcée who captured Prince Edward’s heart before he abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson. In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a […]
January 2021 Tidbit
Phew! We have done some reading during this “Dry” January! We are also paying more attention to our appearance…New Year’s resolution and all…Here are our favorite beauty products of the moment: Helen says: My aunt, Diane Lambeth, turned me on to this tinted moisturizer a few years ago. It is my “go to” foundation. It […]
Upcoming Books in February 2021
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Upcoming Books for January 2021
Read along with us. Here are the books we will be reading and reviewing in January: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Click here to purchase this book. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Click here to purchase this book. The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull Click here to purchase this […]
December 2020 Tidbit
Helen and Holly’s favorite holiday movies: Helen says: Gremlins – I just love Gizmo and this sweet holiday story of demons terrorizing a small town! Elf – Will Ferrell is my hero. Christmas Vacation – cult classic Holly says: Christmas Vacation – of course! And Chevy Chase is a doppelganger for my Dad. Home Alone […]
Helen and Holly’s Top 5 of 2020
Helen says: American Dirt – Haters can hate! I loved it. The Vanishing Half – great story The Exiles – another great story! Pretty Things – page turner, suspenseful, no literary masterpiece Hamnet – terrific historical fiction Least Favorite: Luster – totally disturbing, gross and overrated! Holly says: The Yellow Bird Sings – beautifully written! […]
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige
Goodreads description: From the highly acclaimed author of Schroder, a smart, sophisticated page literary page-turner about a young family who escape suburbia for a yearlong sailing trip that upends all of their lives. Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to […]
Upcoming Books for December 2020
Read along with us! Here’s what we will be reading for our next blog entry: Sea Wife by Amity Gaige Click here to purchase. Anxious People by Frederik Backman Click here to purchase. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Click here to purchase. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Click here to […]
November 2020 Tidbit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…🎼🎼🎼….We both have big families that eat a lot of food! Here are our favorite holiday crowd pleasers. (In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we are obsessed with food 🐷!) You can find both of these wonderful recipes in The Ministering Circle cookbook, Cape Fear – […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 