by Admin | May 9, 2016 | Children, cosmology, creativity, fiction, Literature, mind structure, Parenting, young adults
Relativity Antonia Hayes Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Relativity is a wonderful read . . . well written, sometimes lyrically so, well plotted and not afraid to enter some of the grittier territory of complex human relationships.” Relativity by Antonia Hayes is a...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2016 | family, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Memoir, Uncategorized
Reviewer: Janet Levine “The novel is a quick, compulsive read but leaves much untold; however, this is fiction and not comprehensive biography.” Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman is fictional autobiography (told almost exclusively in an imagined first-person narrative...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2016 | creativity, family, fiction, Literature
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “In the novel the protagonists are filmmakers, women who know how to create illusions through a camera lens and peddle them as reality. Spiotti, perhaps, questions if fiction works the same way.” The author of Innocents and Others, Dana...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2015 | creativity, fiction, gay and lesbian, historical fiction, human rights, Literature, Uncategorized
The Price of Salt Reviewed by: Janet Levine “The Price of Salt is a moving, beautifully conceived and written book. It is a mesmerizing read.” The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and other well-known novels) first published under...
by Admin | Jul 18, 2015 | Children, creativity, fiction, human rights, thriller
Confession of The Lioness Reviewed by: Janet Levine Mia Couto is a prize-winning writer living in Maputo, Mozambique, where he practices as a biologist. He writes in Portuguese and is well known in Portuguese speaking literary circles. Confession of a Lioness, his...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2015 | creativity, fiction, meditation, mind structure, reconciliation
The Wolf Border: A Novel Reviewed by: Janet Levine This is a superb novel: luminous and illuminating. You’ll gallop through every page and then read it again. British author Sarah Hall is a writer’s writer . . . as well as a reader’s best friend. She gets it all...
