Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Just for the Summer is deeper than a romance story. It features sensitive topics such as attachment styles, childhood trauma, and how these shape the people we become.
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Love and Other Lost Things by Melissa Wiesner
Book Review | Originally published in The Citizen Book: Love and Other Lost ThingsAuthor: Melissa WiesnerGenre: Fiction Books about love often promise healing. But sometimes they ask us to confront truths we would rather avoid. In Love and Other Lost Things, Melissa Wiesner explores what happens when the past refuses to stay buried and when…
The Richest Man in Babylon Quotes on Saving and Building Wealth
Every time I feel my financial discipline slipping, I return to The Richest Man in Babylon. Its principles are simple: earn, save, and make your money work for you. I recently reread this classic, whose core teaching is clear: ten per cent of everything you earn is yours to keep. Pay yourself first. It is…
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah: Quotes and Reflections
I read Paradise a couple of years ago. It was my first book by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Later, I read Theft, his most recent novel. Gurnah’s writing is slow, and it requires patience. Some readers enjoy this. I do not. What I do enjoy, however, is his use of language. His writing is lyrical and poetic,…
