An interview with Dr. Sherry Cormier, psychologist and bereavement specialist, about her new book, 'Sweet Sorrow: Finding Enduring Wholeness After Loss and Grief.'
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Book Review: ‘Sweet Sorrow’ by Sherry Cormier, PhD
'Sweet Sorrow' by Sherry Cormier is a moving new memoir and powerful self-help book for surviving the cataclysm of a loved one's death.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Tips for Living,’ A Murder Mystery by Renee Shafransky
In 'Tips for Living,' by Renee Shafransky, Nora's life again begins to swirl downward in dismay as her ex-husband and new family move ever closer; then a murder occurs that shatters her resolve in such a way that her life once again falls apart. Can she find the answers before it is too late?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Grief Cottage’ by Gail Godwin
'Grief Cottage' by Gail Godwin is a superbly told tale weaving grief, longing, understanding, and purpose inside an unsolved disappearance. A search for a missing boy's true identity helps lead other to find their own.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Good Widow’, A Mystery by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
In 'The Good Widow' by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, Jacks finds herself in trouble after hooking up with the fiancé of a woman who was killed along with her husband on a planned business trip that turned out to be a tryst in Hawaii. Together they look for clues, but danger and distrust finds them first.
Read More »IFFF Movie Review: Dark, Hopeful Short Films
This collection of short films shown at the International Family Film Festival was on the dark side, but each shed light on why filmmakers create shorts.
Read More »Ten Years After – A Decade Without and ‘With’ My Mom
In the years since she died I have grown stronger in my love for her, knowing what she did for me in life and feeling what she does for me now after life.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Happy People Read and Drink Coffee,’ A Novel of Hope by Agnes Martin-Lungand
An exquisite story of re-growth and renewal after tragedy.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny’ by Justin Hill
Justin Hill is a great story teller, and in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny", he brings a strong group of characters together, weaving a fantastic tale of greed and revenge.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Girl in the Torch,’ a Young Adult Historical Fiction by Robert Sharenow
Sarah knows her life back home will be unbearable so she makes a decision that could well end in her death. She is determined to follow her heart and jumps off the back of the boat she is loaded on to return her to her homeland. Her efforts at swimming take her to the land of the Lady, the woman of the torch. She finds her new hiding palace is on the island of the Statue of Liberty itself.
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