by Admin | Feb 25, 2016 | family, garden, gardening, Memoir, non-fiction, Uncategorized
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “More Was Lost is a memoir of two parts; the first reads like a fairy tale and the second like a nightmare.” More Was Lost is the reissue of a 1946 memoir by Eleanor Perényi, a well known New York figure in literary circles. She was an editor...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Biography, Children, family, gardening, Memoir, non-fiction
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “a well-written, family memoir that tackles broad questions of identity . . .” Their Promised Land is somewhat quirky: compelling and heartwarming in parts but also long-winded and unremarkable in others. Ian Buruma, the author, is well known...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2015 | creativity, garden, human rights, meditation, Memoir, reconciliation, Uncategorized
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962–1966 Reviewed by: Janet Levine “A satisfying read on many levels . . .” Fragrant Palm Leaves is the work of a person in his mid-thirties coming to terms with realistic acceptance of the meanings that arise from his monk’s training...
by Admin | Sep 17, 2015 | creativity, human rights, Memoir, non-fiction, Parenting
A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet: My Grandfather’s SS Past, My Jewish Family, A Search for the Truth by Rita Gabis History, Holocaust, Memoir Reviewer: Janet Levine “In this intricate and intimate journey Rita Gabis brings macrocosmic Holocaust horror into the...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2015 | creativity, Memoir, Parenting
Primates of Park Avenue Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Primates is a single-season sensation that does little more than titillate.” Primates of Park Avenue, a runaway New York Times best seller, has found a huge readership and been touted as the “beach read” of this...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2015 | college, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, Memoir, mystery
Searching for Wallenberg Author(s): Alan Lelchuck Publisher/Imprint: Mandel Vilar Press Reviewed by: Janet Levine In Searching for Wallenberg author Alan Lelchuk chooses to work in the well-worn structure of a novel within a novel. He succeeds in breathing more life...
