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Book Review: Molly Peacock’s Paradise, Piece by Piece

by Matilda Butler on September 8, 2010

catnav-book-raves-active-3Post #60 – Women’s Memoirs, Book Raves – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

Sometimes a memoir is so beautifully written that you look forward to the next sentence and the one after that and the following one. Paradise, Piece by Piece is such a book. Molly Peacock tells us the story of why she chose to be childless in spite of the social pressure to have children, in spite of comments that she wouldn’t be a complete woman without children, in spite of self doubt about the possibility of growing up herself if she didn’t have children. [click to continue…]

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Book Review: Lucky by Alice Sebold Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman Wood

by Tracy Kauffman WoodAugust 30, 2010
Book Review: Lucky by Alice Sebold Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman Wood

Tracy Kauffman Wood reviews Lucky, Alice Sebold’s memoir. Tracy shares what a memoir writer can learn from this powerful book of survival.

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Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

by Matilda ButlerAugust 18, 2010
Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

If you are in the early stages of working on your memoir, even just now getting started, you’ll be interested in Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman.

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Book Review: Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias

by Matilda ButlerAugust 11, 2010
Book Review: Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias

Book review of Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias points to one way that pacing and amount of attention to different topics can create a strong memoir.

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Book Review of Robin Burnside’s The Homesteader’s Kitchen

by Matilda ButlerAugust 4, 2010
Book Review of Robin Burnside’s The Homesteader’s Kitchen

The review of Robin Burnside’s new cookbook is designed to inspire you to capture your own family recipes and stories.

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Book Review of Pat Brown’s The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers & Psychopaths

by Matilda ButlerJuly 28, 2010
Book Review of Pat Brown’s The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers & Psychopaths

Want a better understanding how a single turning point in a life can become the focus of your memoir? Read Pat Brown’s The Profiler for a better understanding of an approach to a well-sharpened memoir with defined boundaries. If you’re struggling with what to include and what to exclude in your memoir, then this book may help you.

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A Different Kind of Book Review: PocketDoodles for Young Artists

by Matilda ButlerJuly 7, 2010
A Different Kind of Book Review: PocketDoodles for Young Artists

It’s summer and our book review suggests a book that just might get your child or grandchild started toward memoir writing. It’s never too soon to intrigue a youngster with the fun of dialogue writing, scene description, and developing details.

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