July - August 2008 | Spice of Life


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Reviews

Unraveling by Michelle Baldini & Lynn Biederman (Book Review by Melissa A. Bartell)

No matter how old we are, our mothers have power over our lives. As teenagers, we love them, but we also hate them. As adults, if we’re lucky, we put the hormonal angst behind us and recognize that our mothers are actually people worth knowing. Sometimes, our mothers come to the same realization.

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We All Go Home by Crosby Loggins and the Light (Music Review by A.L. Harper)

Filled with addictive melodies, harmonies, and ardent lyrics We All Go Home is a mix-up of musical genres, with flavours of jazz, funk, folk, rock and pop, catchy riffs, engaging melodies and earnest lyrics. Crosby is a warm, soulful singer-songwriter and this album reflects that. His vocals are smooth, honeyed and nearly flawless and his songwriting is perfectly tuned to his vocal style, powerfully emotive, passionate, with hints of nostalgia.

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The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos (Book Review by Deb Smouse)

The Night Gardener is everything a crime novel should be. It’s both gripping and gritty, giving a realistic view of the dirty underside of crime and the criminals and earnest and semi-tarnished crime fighters.

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The Things You Think You Need by Jay Nash (Music Review by A.L. Harper)

Jay Nash makes music that is warm, soulful, energetic, intelligent, just a little bit country, just a little bit rock. It may not be the kind of music that pop 40 aficionados want to hear on the radio; but it is most certainly the kind of music anyone of sense and substance wants to hear wafting from the speakers of their convertible, while driving down the Pacific Coast Highway on a warm summer Sunday afternoon.

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Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke (Book Review by Deb Smouse)

If you are a fan of Oprah Winfrey, you may know the name “Breena Clarke”. Her first novel River, Cross My Heart, was chosen for Oprah’s book club. Coming to a bookstore near you at the end of July is Ms. Clarke’s sophomore novel, Stand the Storm.

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