Reading and Roaming
CONCERT NOTE Kudos to the Ladies Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was a talented and precocious composer and pianist. But, she was female, and as sister to her talented brother Felix, she was relegated to the back of the room. Their father declared that Felix would have the musical career and she would not. In her day, some of her …
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A NOVEL, A MYSTERY AND A MEMOIR Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict This historical novel is built around the premise that someone or some event must have triggered Andrew Carnegie’s transformation from merely a successful, rich, and somewhat ruthless businessman into the philanthropist and library founder he became. Clara Kelley is poor and young and sent …
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SMALL SCREEN Shetland (Amazon Prime & BritBox) We recently watched Seasons 5 and 6 of this Scottish detective series and it’s excellent. One of the best of its kind! Each season consists of six episodes and there is only one case that’s ongoing across the entire season. More than most, this is a character-driven series, and Douglas Henshall …
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It seems appropriate on this Father’s Day to talk about relationships. Both the novel by Anne Tyler and Lori Gottlieb’s book about therapy say something about parent-child relationships, our most important first relationships. I’ve also included some snippets about my own father whom I still miss after forty plus years. READING UPDATE Clock Dance by Anne …
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