Mary Hamilton
The Wonder of Lost Causes Author: Nick Trout There are two stories in this book. One is of a single mother doing her best to keep her son with cystic fibrosis healthy and alive. The other is the story of the love between a boy and a dog. More than love, it’s a mutual understanding. …
This novel is so depressing, I almost quit reading it several times. But the characters kept me engrossed. Set in Oklahoma of the 1930s Dust Bowl, it’s the tale of two sisters. The younger sister, Kathryn, was born with a club foot. After her mother died giving birth, the older sister, Melissa, raised Kathryn to …
Author Charles Martin hooked me with his first book and I’ve been a fan ever since. His novels contain deep wisdom and turns of thought that make me pause, mouth open. I’ve often said I would read a grocery list if he wrote it. I put off reading his newest release. I’d heart it dealt …
Ask any mother of boys and she’ll likely tell you there are few books out there that will motivate boys to read. Books about horses and girl detectives and romance abound for girls, but relatively few have enough action and adventure to keep boys interested. So when I run across a novel that I think …
Synopsis: Annie Mac’s estranged husband, Roy, beats her to within an inch of her life and leaves her for dead when she won’t hand over their 4-yr.-old daughter. Hannah Morgan discovers the little girl and her brother, 8, hiding in bushes outside the house soon after Roy’s pickup truck roars away. Inside the house, she …
