The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane **** by Katherine Howe I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. I enjoyed this spellbinding read about a disturbing yet fascinating time period in American history~ the Salem Witch Trials. From 1692 – 1693, 150 people were imprisoned and charged with…
Amazing Gracie ****.* by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera~ And Jenny Matlock for Alphabe-Thursday~ this week’s letter assignment is the letter G. I ran across this book when I had searched for A Dog’s Purpose on Amazon~ it popped up with…
Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal **** by Cicely Mary Barker I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. Fairyopolis is the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker, recorded during a magical summer of 1920 ~ a delightful book for the young at heart. . . complete with illustrations, bits of fairy relics hidden…
Simply from Scratch **** by Alicia Bessette I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite~ for the written word. . .and food. Rose-Ellen “Zell” Roy is a young widow that has been unable to move on with her life after her husband Nick dies tragically, during a…
A Dog’s Purpose ****.* by W. Bruce Cameron I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite~ for the written word. I. Heart. This. Book. A Dog’s Purpose is told through the eyes of Toby, a pup born feral; reborn as Bailey, a boy’s beloved Golden Retriever; reborn as Ellie, a search & rescue…
Sweetwater Creek **** by Anne Rivers Siddons I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera. I found this book at Audible, searching for something to listen to that took place in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. I selected it primarily because…
Last Light over Carolina ***.* by Mary Alice Monroe I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera. This book revolves around a life, a livelihood and a family legacy of shrimping. Set in the coastal setting of McClellanville, SC~ Shrimper Bud Morrison and his…
Zoo Story ****.* by Thomas French I’m joining Jain with my Edible Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. I loved this book~ animal lover that I am, I found it heart warming and heart wrenching in equal measure. Written by Thomas French, a…
On Folly Beach **** by Karen White I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera. This was a beach read for me this summer, very different from Between the Tides, that I also read on our family trip, but enjoyable just the…
I’m joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you, Susan, for hosting such a fun event & providing dishaholics everywhere with a weekly fix ~ Although we are knocking on fall’s door my tablescape inspiration this week came from this book~ it gave me the excuse to pull out and play with my coastal-inspired dishes one more time. .…