The true sign of a good book is when the reader proclaims: “I didn’t want it to end.” My definition of a great book is when I say: “I need to keep it by my side in some small, inconspicuous place so I can secretly read it again.”
When Irish Author Edna O’Brien wrote her memoir Country Girl, some feared it might be a “kiss and tell” probing of the unbridled passions and secrets of the rich, the powerful and the celebrated. Her anecdotes about the famous reveal little about them and tell us much more about Edna O’Brien.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day…How many times can your heart get broken? This question is asked by fifteen-year-old Cookie Colangelo in The Heart of Yonkers.