The failure of successful negotiations failed to produce President Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory”, resulted in years of power plays among the powerful nations of the world.
Category: Reading
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Baptist minister drags his wife and four children to do mission work in a small Congolese village. Things start off bad, get worse, then much worse. Barbara Kingsolver tells the story beautifully.
Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo
The third novel of the North Bath trilogy, this book novel picks up ten years of Donald Sullivan’s (Sully’s) death. Many of the characters are at inflection points in their lives. Seeing them unfold through Russo’s prose is a beautiful journey.
Kitchens of the Great Northwest by J. Ryan Stradal
The story of Eva Thorgold from birth to adulthood as a successful chef told through the stories of others. It’s like a series of short stories when Eva figures a little or a lot. Is it a novel or a collection of related short stories?
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
J. Ryan Stradal’s novels focus on conflicts in midwestern (often Minnesota) families working in the food industry. Edith and Helen are two sisters with very different temperaments. They separate with animosity in young adulthood and are estranged for decades before (spoiler alert) finally reconciling.