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Month: September 2019

This is How it Always is

This is How it Always is

This is How it Always is by Laurie Frankel is a novel about one family’s journey raising their children and all the challenges and transformations they have to go through. Their youngest child Claude, born a boy, believes he is a girl. He begins wearing dresses and changes his name to Poppy. The parents, who are almost too good to be true, support him fully, move the family and keep their secret, until they no longer can. Although filled with…

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The House of Broken Angels

The House of Broken Angels

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea is a novel loosely based on his family. The whole family gathers for their Mother’s funeral and within a week, Big Angel the eldest son dies of cancer; but first they gather one more time to celebrate his birthday as only Mexicans can. An entertaining story full of family memories and little moments of grace, however not my favorite book by Urrea. Urrea is the author of The Devils Highway, the…

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