Published by Headline Review (Hachette), $29.99, pb, ISBN 9780755318124
There are over five million people in the United States with Alzheimer’s disease and many hundreds of thousands of others with forms of dementia. This statistic is likely to increase considerably because we are living longer. It is a devastating disease for the patient and for families [...]
*** (three stars - good book, within its genre as per Bookseller+Publisher ratings system)
Published by UQP, $32.95 pb ISBN 9780702237751
This is not your average pregnancy/birth memoir; it is an unusual story of surrogate motherhood, of giving the ultimate gift—a child. Sue Phillips, married with three children was approaching the age of 40 when she decided [...]
**** (four stars - an excellent book as per Bookseller+Publisher ratings system)
Published by Miscellaneous Press, $19.95 pb, ISBN: 9780646522005
Some would not agree that some of the best writing appears in blogs. Editor Karen Andrews throws down the gauntlet by introducing her anthology as “an experiment to see how this writing, these writers, stand up to [...]
