Historical Inspirational Borrowed Light by Carla Kelly This book was among seven nominated for the RWA’s Rita Award in 2012. I’m including Borrowed Light in my featured books because I so often recall characters and scenes from the book. For instance, Paul Otto, the hero of the story, is the son of a settler’s orphaned daughter and […]
Review: Close Range, Annie Proulx
I had a few moments to spare this past week to spend at the West Portal Public Library, choosing books I don’t have in my personal library. I went straight for Annie Proulx because I enjoyed The Shipping News so much. I wanted to read the short story, “Brokeback Mountain,” not because I had seen the […]