Nanny Returns, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus.
...these parents see the aforementioned fifty thousand as an investment in the brand their children will be wearing for life, trotted out at every job interview and cocktail party; it will buy them entree into colleges, clubs, and gated communities. For the reputation of the school to suffer, it...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Winter Garden
Winter Garden, by Kristin Hannah.
I take the tiny scrap of her paper with her name on it and hold it in my hand. How long do I sit there in the snow, stroking my baby's coat, remembering her smile?
Forever.
This is Kristin Hannah's newest book, and it might just be her best. She details a family who has recently been devastated by the death of their...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Overnight Socialite
Sorry it's been so long since my last post! I have been blogging about movies over at my other blog, Yes/No Films, and between that and work, I haven't had much time to read.
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The Overnight Socialite, by Bridie Clark.
The game was changing; he couldn't deny it. Take Southampton, studded with McMansions, brand-new Bentleys,...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Italian for Beginners
Italian for Beginners, by Kristin Harmel.
But consistent was good, wasn't it? It was safe, reliable, predictable. I had always been proud of being that person everyone could count on, the one who would always be there, who security guards could set their watches by, who arrives at work early and stayed late, who held everything together while everyone...
