It is interesting how a certain sub-genre presents itself to you as a reader. I have not been a historical fiction reader throughout my reading life. However, I read several historical fiction novels over the past couple of years. Beginning with the novels of Guy...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 29: The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli
by MHill | Oct 27, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli tells the story of Luca Vianello, heir to a gondola-making business. However, he is a participant to a tragedy that strikes the business and alters the course of his life. Luca begins to pick up the pieces of his life and becomes a...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 26: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
by MHill | Oct 6, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the most often quoted verses of biblical scripture is from the New Testament book of 1 Timothy 6:10: "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." Even if you are a non-religious person, I'm pretty sure you have heard that verse of scripture in a secular...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 24: How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny
by MHill | Sep 20, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Louise Penny Gamache Novels, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the great joys of reading is coming upon a series that you would have never read at first glance. This has happened to me with the Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny. I'm a not a big mystery or crime fiction reader. However, I read The Long Way Home two...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 23: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
by MHill | Aug 24, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"Sometimes a journey can take you far away from home. It can take you far away from what you believe. From the only world you have ever known. And make you realize how much we are connected to each other. Also,...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 22: Little Dreamers by Vashti Harrison
by MHill | Aug 16, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My 10-year-old daughter, Norah, was looking forward to reading this book together when she heard about it. Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World by Vashti Harrison celebrates the contributions of women from all...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 19: A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham
by MHill | Jul 27, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
A Betrayal in Winter continues the story of Otai Machi in the Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. A Shadow in Summer lays the foundation for Otah's hero journey into becoming what has been destined for him. ...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 18: A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
by MHill | Jul 13, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham has been a book series that I've meant to read for a long time. It has been on my radar for several years when it was recommended to me. They have billed the series as...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 16: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Jun 22, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Reading is a subjective experience. One person may like a book you recommend to them. But, the next person you recommend the book may hate it and never take your book recommendations again. That is the risk you always take...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 15: Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
by MHill | Jun 11, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Charles De Lint, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have mentioned in several blog posts over the years that Charles de Lint is one of my favorite authors. I read a few of his novels in the early to mid-1990s when he was the big name in fantasy fiction. His...