The Garden Secret
A dogged heroine struggles to untangle herself from the mysterious Vine. In her debut novel, Daughters of the Wild, Natalka Burian crafts a tale of magical realism mixed with a woman’s determination to…
Category: children
PSA: Austin’s “Mother Teresa of Montopolis” Needs Your Help
There’s Florence, Italy, Florence, South Carolina, and closer to home and heart is the iconic Austin social advocate Florence Ponziano—the “Mother Teresa of Montopolis.” If you visit 515 Kemp Street,…
Review of THE SILENCE by Susan Allott
The historical guilt of a nation ravages the lives of two Australian families. Silence isn’t always golden. It can also be “a cult of forgetfulness practiced on a national scale.” The…
Review of The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
Diamonds, Dysfunction, and Family Legacy The fragmented Miller family is far from perfect — they’ve never been able to get their act together. But when the family matriarch dies and…
Review of PERFECT LITTLE CHILDREN by Sophie Hannah
When you haven’t seen friends for a long time, it’s easy to remember their children as the same age you knew them years before. But when Beth Leeson sees her…
Review of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES by Serena Burdick
For 13 years, sisters Luella and Effie Tildon have never left each other’s side. When the unthinkable separates them, can they each survive without the other, and can their mother…
Review of Darling Girl by Terry H. Watkins
Cover of Novel – Little Girl Wearing Red High Heels What if you lived in a trailer, always moving to the next town? What if your mom had to spend…
Review of Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces by Michael Chabon
In this poignant memoir, novelist Michael Chabon writes about life-lessons he’s experienced while raising kids; his light-bulb moments that clarify what it means to be both father and son. Read…