There is only one way to describe this book: devastatingly great. Unputdownable (is that a word?). It’s so good that I read it in line at the grocery store. Sriously. It’s THAT good! Room is about a five-year-old boy, Jack, (written from his perspective, in fact) who has lived his entire life locked with his… Continue reading SL Book: Room
Inspirational Books for Women & Children
Silver Lining Book: Unbroken
In the event that you have been living under a rock (like me!) and haven’t heard about this book, I’m super excited to introduce it to you. Unbroken is an historical account of one WWII POW that is simultaneously enthralling, appalling, inspiring, and staggering. It certainly gives my breast cancer a great deal of perspective.
Silver Lining Book: Charlotte Moss Decorates
Charlotte Moss Decorates is my new favorite book! It is perfect antidote to all of my breast cancer side effects described in yesterday’s post: chemo fog, attentional fatigue, decreased concentration and other cognitive maladies. I hope that you enjoy this wonderful Silver Lined book!
Silver Lining Book: The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer is a wonderful book that has added a generous Silver Lining to my library and taken my mind off the nausea of FBC.
Do Unto Others
Today I had the great Silver Lining of hearing Ruth Reichl speak as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Program. She is a beloved authority on foodie culture, the former Editor in Chief of Gourmet magazine and recipient of six James Beard Awards for food writing. And she is cool. She told the story about her… Continue reading Do Unto Others
Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
A Silver Lining to my omnipresent fatigue is that I am able to read. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! I’m a real-book reader as in the kind that has pages. Though I’ve read a couple of books on my iPad (when traveling), I love the sensual experience of reading a book:… Continue reading Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
Bookworm: The Family Dinner
Last weekend, The HOTY (a/k/a Husband of the Year) and I schlepped my sinusitis-ridden, chemo-filled body to a dinner party held by Laurie David in honor of Dr. Marisa Weiss, President of Breastcancer.org. The theme of the evening was how eating healthfully and organically can help prevent breast cancer while simultaneously doing a whole lot… Continue reading Bookworm: The Family Dinner
Silver Lining Book: Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations
Most days Silver Linings just appear and today was no different (a SL in and of itself!). What was different about today, however, is that I really (really!) needed them. For every wave of nausea, bone pain (moved to my sacrum today, making it difficult to walk), headache, fatigue and memory loss, I received SL’s… Continue reading Silver Lining Book: Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations
Bambino Book: Nowhere Hair
Thanks to the Huffington Post, I have been introduced to a new book called Nowhere Hair (Silver Lining!). And wow, am I excited about it! Even more importantly, it’s now our daughter a/k/a Finally Five’s new favorite book. Nowhere Hair is an amusing and straightforward narrative on a young child’s perspective of life when her… Continue reading Bambino Book: Nowhere Hair
Silver Lining Book: Let's Bring Back
In the event that you don’t already know about it, I’m so excited to share the most elegant little book with you: Let’s Bring Back by Lesley M.M. Blume. Let’s Bring Back is a wonderfully whimsical yet informative encyclopedia of the items, expressions, and attitudes of yesteryear (my FAVORITE time of the year!) that honors the… Continue reading Silver Lining Book: Let's Bring Back