Well, it's about time I try another cocktail from Tim Federle's Tequila Mockingbird. I decided to select one I was pretty sure I would like, and since the literary connection is with my favorite literary heroine, the Gin Eyre was the obvious choice. While I'm on the subject of obvious choices, I'll tell you that gin is … Continue reading Tequila Mockingbird: Gin Eyre
Tag: Charlotte Bronte
May Reading Challenge: Villette
Our narrator introduces herself a few pages into the novel, although we know she is speaking to us right away. Lucy Snowe is an Englishwoman who takes a position at a boarding school in an attempt to escape her loneliness. I'm not convinced that she succeeded in that attempt, however, the most captivating part of … Continue reading May Reading Challenge: Villette
May Reading Challenge: An Introduction
Happy May Day! Whether you're celebrating with baskets or treating this as just another day, thank you for taking some time to find out what I'll be reading this month. The first book is one of short stories by Ron Rash entitled Nothing Gold Can Stay. Ron Rash's stories have appeared in The New Yorker, … Continue reading May Reading Challenge: An Introduction