2 comments about Spirito Splendido.

1. Dee Schore has produced a delightful and magical tale of the joys of imagination and innocence. The child in this story is at once every child and no child ever known. I couldn't help but marvel at her resilience and coping skills as a child from a multi ethnic family from the heart of the melting pot that is America. How many times during my reading did I wish to reach out and pluck young Dee and make her my own?
   I highly recommend Spirito Slendido as a must read for anyone who has ever imagined or dreamed of princes or angels or anything beyond the confines of their mother's apron strings. I trust there will be more from Ms. Schore.
   Terence J. McManus
   Waxahachie, Texas



2. This is a book for a rainy afternoon. It takes you to a warm place that makes you want to curl up in your favorite spot with your favorite warm beverage and enjoy! The book doesn't always refer to the weather, but as you read you see the stories unfolding in a sunny setting.
   I enjoyed the author's use of regional dialects. It brings color to the character's that star in her childhood memories. I felt like I was in New York during WWII and I could almost smell the Pasta on the stove.
   Reading this book took me back to a time when I was a child and I loved listening to the adults talk. I found it to be like comfort food! It made me think of my parents and all the good food and conversation that made up my world when I was young.
   If you want a book that has Humor, surprise, and some bitter sweet memories, then this is a book for you to add to your collection. It is a book you will find yourself reading again and again just for the shear pleasure of losing yourself in MS.Schore's engaging family memories.

1 comments about An American Christmas Patchwork.

1. An American Christmas Patchwork by Kate Woods is an impressively entertaining collection of holiday-theme quotes, short stories and poems for the Christmas season. Each vignette is a joy to page through, and the simple black-and-white illustrations add a gentle, picturesque touch to the thoughts and memories preserved in the pages. An American Christmas Patchwork is a welcome and recommended addition to any personal or family Christmas bookshelf as being a highly readable and unusually thoughtful literary treasure for the Christmas season. The Christmas Cuddlebug: The Christmas Cuddlebug came to town,/And stole our hearts when no one was around./With her happy little prancing,/She made our hearts feel like dancing./With her twinkling eyes and happy smile,/We loved her instantly,/We loved her then and we love her now./She shares our lives and shares our home,/And with hearts filled with love,/We're never alone./She's our special little Christmas bonus,/It's as if she's always known us./The Christmas Cuddlebug came to town,/And we're so glad to have her around.

1 comments about Milk Horses: A Memoir.

1. While Milk Horses is first and foremost a memoir, it is also the tale of a writer who knew she wanted to be a writer at an early age. She struggled to do so with little encouragement and with scant mentors who, on the surface, could hardly be called champions. Miss Gostelow, Newth's piano teacher, was one such mentor. True to the humanity evident throughout the memoir Newth, however, saw Miss Gostelow as a "person of strength." The final chapters answer the questions posed in the beginning of the memoir: Where is the young author going and how is she going to get there?

2 comments about Threads of Colours.

1. This book is easy yet interesting reading for all ages. The events dipicted about the South are very true to life. The personalities come to life and cause one to feel a part of the activities. It tells of an interesting mix of events that are both funny and sad. The people are vivid and easy to indentify. Underneath the different stories and historical events remains an unusual spiritual conviction that is a feeling rather than a written statement. All in all an entertaining and meaningful book.



2. I enjoyed reading this book very much, there is a richness and quality that is sincere. The family came to life in a humerous and sad way, but throughout there was the spirit of God guiding them. One of those books that you don't want to put down until you have read it from cover to cover!

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