The Girl Who Did Not Like Her Name By Chloe JonPaul Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes How many of us lived through a time when we didn’t like our names? I know I did. And so did many people I know, including my daughter, for whom we thought we had selected a lovely […]
Pirate’s Plunder: An Adele Bonny Adventure (Book 1) Kindle Edition Author: Wendy Wilkinson Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a fun book which chronicles the story of bounty hunter Adele Bonny, fictional niece, to the infamous real-life pirate, Anne Bonny. Though it’s been thirteen generations since Anne Bonny and her fellow pirates prowled […]
Self and Soul: On Creating a Meaningful Life Kindle edition Barnes & Noble Nook edition Author: Lorraine Ash, M.A., foreword by Joseph Dispenza http://www.LorraineAsh.com Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne Holmes This is a brief but powerful memoir, whose goal is to speak directly to anyone who has experienced any sort of personal tragedy, life […]
Blind Curves: One Woman’s Unusual Journey to Reinvent Herself and Answer: What Now? Kindle edition Barnes & Noble Nook edition Author: Linda Crill http://lindacrill.com/ Reviewed for NABBW by: Anne Holmes Vroom! Linda Crill is a former Fortune 100 corporate executive, who successfully transitioned into careers as a consultant/trainer and speaker, and eventually started a company […]
Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon Kindle Edition Author: Paola Gianturco Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a wonderful book full of dazzling and powerful photos! But it is more than a “coffeetable book.” Grandmother Power is a potent collection of beautifully-written, sensitive stories — accompanied by stunningly fine images. It will make […]
Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn Kindle Edition Author: Carol Orsborn Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW In her latest book, a memoir titled “Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn,” Carol Orsborn records the ups and downs of a tumultuous year she spent facing, busting and ultimately triumphing […]
The Crone Club (Volume 1) Kindle Edition Author: S.V. Peddle Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW The Crone Club is about a group of reunited school friends who, having reached their sixties, vow to face new challenges, achieve old dreams and just generally band together to get as much fun as possible out of […]
Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer and Her Parable of the Tomato Plant Kindle Edition Author: Marsha Roberts Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This book may have the most intriguing title of any other book I’ve read in the past year. Which, along with the entertaining photos on the cover, is a […]
Ruby’s World: My Journey with the Zulu Author: Karen Baldwin http://www.changehealgrow.me/rubys-world/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a true story – a memoir that reads like a suspense novel. Author Karen Baldwin, it tells her story of how at 52, after surviving a heart attack and breast cancer, she decided to abandon […]
Sullie Saves the Seas Author: Goffinet McLaren http://www.sullietheseagull.com Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This wonderful children\’s book introduces the world to Sullie the Seagull, Author McLaren\’s newly hatched “spokesbird” for clean oceans. This is a parable told by Sullie, an old seagull. Sullie\’s tale begins on Turtle Beach, the morning after Memorial Day, […]
