Good Reads Description: Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, HAMNET is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child. Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She […]
Category: October 2020- vol. 1
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Good Reads Description: From The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running […]
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Good Reads Description: ‘An act of consummate literary bravery, a writer known for her clarity allowing us to watch her mind as it becomes clouded with grief.’ From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and […]
October Vol. 1 Tidbit
What is October without a little pumpkin spice reference?! We thought we would share our favorite seasonal delights – pumpkin spice flavored, of course! Helen says: This is worth the wait of Trader Joe’s constant long line. It is kryptonite to my diet plan. I am glad it only comes out seasonly or else I […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 