By Patricia Skidmore
Patricia Skidmore is a writer who has painstakingly uncovered a hidden family story of loss and dispossession and told that story in a deeply moving way. Her first book, Marjorie: Too Afraid to Cry, documents her mother’s early years. Marjorie; her War Years takes the story forward through WWII.
Marjorie was one of hundreds […]
MAD HATTER by Amanda Hale
Some books are simply better than others. This fictionalized memoir, set in Britain during World War II, takes on big questions – mental fragility, emotional resilience, demonization of dissenters, family legacy, sex, love and loyalty. The questions seep up through the book’s pages and draw the reader in, making it one […]
By Marlene Schiwy
This book is a treasure. For me, it was best read slowly, taking the time to reflect upon and absorb its riches. This book nurtures on many levels. Marlene Schiwy has shown a pathway for any of us who know we have a personal story to tell, but somehow hesitate to begin, perhaps […]
Most people in the world want peace, yet have no idea how to get there. If asked,
they often respond by saying that war is inevitable, war is human nature, it’s good for the economy, it’s necessary to prevent terrorism – responses uttered with a tired sigh and sense of resignation. Youth are not so defeated; […]
Edited by Elee Kraljii Gardiner
This book intrigued me with its title. What does it mean – ”Against Death”?
I am not against death, it’s the one event post-birth that all creatures share. Then I got the double entendre, up against death, aha! At the end of one wet and blustery day, about 2/3 through the anthology, […]