This was a little hard to get through. It gave a good picture of the kind of man he really was, but some letters were full of inside jokes or era specific references I didn’t necessarily get. Still some of the letters made me laugh out loud. The silly jokes, observations, word plays. I wouldn’t [...]
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Groucho Letters
Posted in autobiographic, tagged groucho, humor, letters, marx on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Patrick Dennis – Auntie Mame
Posted in autobiographic, lovely, made into a film, New York, novel, Uncategorized, tagged Auntie Mame, glamour, lovely, New York, Patrick Dennis on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My, what a maaaaaaaaahvellous book, dahling! Another great recommendation by my dear Kurt, this book has it all: 1920′s glamour, New York City, hilarious dialogue and witty observations from a boys point of view. The coming of age story of Patrick Dennis who moves to NY to live with his eccentric aunt Mame [...]
Stolen Innocence
Posted in autobiographic, Uncategorized on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Eleven-year-old Erin Merryn’s life was transformed on the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted. As the abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the weight of whether or not [...]
