Family
Eleanor Rigby
Douglas Coupland has called his book Eleanor Rigby in reference to the Beatles song about “all the lonely people”. Liz Dunn has always been lonely, and has accepted that she will always be alone. Her life changes the day the hospital calls inquiring if she knows Jeremy Buck.
As it turns out, Jeremy is her son, given [...]
Before You Know Kindness
I just finished a satisfying book. Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian is a story about family and how the members react when a tragedy strikes.
Seventy year old Nan Seton summers in her country home in New Hampshire, and for a week of each summer her granddaughters join her and add their pre-teen energy [...]
