I had planned to post tonight about another book entirely, but the observance of Veteran’s day gave me a new idea. More specifically, I was inspired by my husband’s big band, currently performing in a 1940s- themed radio broadcast at the FDR home in Hyde Park, NY. The show includes 40s-era big band music, snippets […]
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The Glass Castle/ Half Broke Horses
I think I’ve mentioned a few times that I really enjoy memoirs. The two that I’ve profiled so far have been celebrity memoirs, but I also enjoy reading about average folk: hairdressers, unemployed Prada lovers, the formerly overweight. “Average,” though, hardly applies to the characters in Jeannette Walls’ memoir/novels, The Glass Castle and Half Broke […]