Last June I wrote a blog entry about Sarah Addison Allen’s new book “The Sugar Queen”. Now hot off the press is her latest book, “The Girl Who Chased The Moon”. Like her previous books this one has magical elements that attract me. Seventeen year old Emily Benedict visits the small Southern town of Mullaby,... Continue Reading →
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
This is a new book, but I have to sneak it in here. It’s by the author of Garden Spells, which is another book I really enjoyed. Twenty seven year old Josey Cirrini lives at home with a very demanding mother and a maid who thinks Josey's name is Oldsey. Her home is filled with... Continue Reading →
That Old Black Magic
Stories about magic are as old the first humans gathered about the campfire, we read fairytales to children and teens gravitate to fantasy novels, but somehow no matter how old we get the fascination with magic and the otherworldly remains. Whether it is the magic of love, of food or of birth, the link between women... Continue Reading →
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