When Mother Read Aloud: The Life Story of Almyra King Holsclaw by Katie Andrews Potter is a true labor of love and family heirloom for generations to come. Almyra King Holsclaw is the great-great-great grandmother of author and family historian, Katie Andrews Potter. Almyra was born in Jennings County, Indiana in 1842, living her entire life as… Continue reading When Mother Read Aloud by Katie Andrews Potter
Category: Autobiography & Biography
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
I'm not one to re-read books. One of the reasons for this is that I always have so many books in my TBR pile, that I must keep moving forward. However, there is one particular book, which is more of a short story really, that I re-read every year around Christmas. What is even more… Continue reading A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
I normally do not read much non-fiction, but I'm fortunate to have read and enjoyed this memoir from the late Dr. Paul Kalanithi. Paul's writing is beautiful and his story is unforgettable. His passion for literature, neuroscience, the medical field, and living life fully shines through this memoir, written while he was terminally ill with lung cancer.… Continue reading When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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