The Paris Wife by Paula McLain is the January book choice of one book club. I foisted this on my second book club as well. This historical fiction follows Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley from the time they met through their strange divorce. Set in the 1920’s there is plenty of alcohol, jazz, […]
I lied. In my 2014 wrap-up, I declared that although I was eating meat, I didn’t foresee that I would be cooking meat. I have now entered into the meat-cooking phase of my culinary range. Maybe. A friend of DH offered a vat of beef stew. The meat was tender while the sauce was tangy.
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Transparent. I watched this Amazon Original series before it was tapped for the Golden Globes. Jeffrey Tambor stars as a father who comes out to his family as transgender. The story flashes back to when Maura first discovers her sexuality (after being married and having 3 kids) and how the family responds to her admission.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews was recommended to me from 3 different sources. Since I like the supernatural world of vampires, were-animals, and magic, my friends and Goodreads thought this book series would be just the ticket. Kate Daniels is a mercenary who makes her living cleaning up paranormal problems. Since this
The 2014 movie Boyhood follows a boy (surprise), Mason, from age 5 to 18. The movie used the same cast members and filmed over 13 real years, allowing us to watch the lead actor, Ellar Coltrane grow up from scene to scene. This was simultaneously interesting and disconcerting. Here I was watching a fictional, contrived
