by Admin | Dec 25, 2016 | apartheid, Biography, Children, creativity, family, human rights, non-fiction, reconciliation, South Africa
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “This book is a breath of fresh air.” Born A Crime is a rollicking ride of a book, an enjoyable feast of storytelling. Deservedly it is already a number one bestselling book. Combining comedy and tragedy, the book covers the dying days of...
by Admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Children, college, high school, Memoir, non-fiction, reconciliation, young adults
After 9/11: One Girl’s Journey through Darkness to a New Beginning: A Memoir by Helaine Hovitz Author(s): Helaina Hovitz Release Date: September 5, 2016 Publisher/Imprint: Carrel Books Pages: 480 Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Hovitz had the grit, determination and...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2016 | Biography, creativity, family, Memoir, non-fiction, Parenting, reconciliation, Uncategorized
The Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Kepler’s Fight for his Mother Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Rublack creates an astute and informative study of witchcraft and witch trials.” The Astronomer and The Witch by Ulinka Rublack at first glance may appear to be a...
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 | 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...
