Being a collector of trivia and the minutia of details that might not interest everyone, I began taking note when I noticed books and book discussion groups were being mentioned more and more in some of the popular fiction I’ve read over the past six months or so.
What does it mean? Does it set a [...]
The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment that Transformed Their Lives by Cheryl Jarvis
Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 9, 2008 )
Hardcover: 240 pages
ISBN-10: 0345500717
ISBN-13: 978-0345500717
I had high hopes for The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis; the subtitle, “thirteen women and the experiment that transformed their lives,” intrigued me; I expected a tale of sharing, altruism, philanthropy and [...]
TGIF! It has been a long week here, with plenty of rain to keep us climbing the walls inside the house. I’d like to say that I’ve been able to spend that time curled in a cozy chair with a good book (or two!), but, there was that wall-climbing going on … Without further ado, [...]
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