Single Wife by Nina Solomon

Single Wife by Nina Solomon

Grace Brookman's husband Laz has just dissappeared.  He left one day and never came home.  It wasn't the first time but it is the first time he'd been gone this long.

Grace spends her days pretending not only to herself but to their loved ones that Laz is just busy and making excuses for him being absent.

Eventually her lies and cover ups catch up to her and she can no longer hide Laz's absence.  She also finds out about a secret life that Laz has been hiding from her.

So dear reader, does Laz returned to his loving and lonely wife?  And if so, do they live happily ever after.  Pick up this funny and entertaining book to find out.  

My review is that the story line is lacking in character but it is very well written which is why I was able to finish it.  I know.  Not a lot to go on but hey, it's your call.

Life After Death/ Damien Echols

Life After Death/ Damien Echols

Damien Echols is one of the West Memphis Three, three teenagers who were tried and convicted of the  murders of three eight year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.  Prosecutors alleged that the killings were part of satanic rituals and that Damien was the leader of the group.  Damien was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. was sentenced to life plus two 20-year terms, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment.  

The three spent nearly 20 years in prison before new dna evidence emerged neither matching the victims or the defendants and the West Memphis Three were offered a plea deal allowing them to be released.  

I cannot say wether or not I believe Damien's claims to innocence but the book was very interesting and kept my attention throughout.  I do recommend it as a good read.

Buried Memories: The Katie Beers Story by Katherine Beers

Buried Memories:  The Katie Beers Story by Katherine Beers

Katie Beers was born into an unfortunate life in a broken home to a mother without the life skills to raise her properly, protect her from harm, or even provide her with basic needs. 

Soon Katie finds herself living with her "Godparents" Linda and Sal Inghilleri.  The sexual abuse by Sal Inghilleri began when Katie was only two years old and escalated as she got older.  Linda, who was disabled and in a wheelchair, was also abusive, making Katie do all the chores and errands at a very very young age.  

Then, on December 28, 1992, two days before her tenth birthday, Katie is kidnapped by a family friend, John Esposito, and hidden away in a coffin sized bunker underneath Esposito's garage.  He kept her there for 16 days, raping and molesting her and providing her with only the basic needs to survive. 

Finally, Esposito turns himself in to authorities and Katie is found.  She was adopted by her foster family and went on to college, married, and has children.  Katie has adapted well to life after her ordeal but her scars are far from healed. 

Anchored In Love : An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash by John Carter Cash

Anchored in love : An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash by John Carter Cash

This is a deep look into the heart and soul of not only, the late, June Carter Cash but of the entire Cash and Carter families and their lives, loves, struggles and fame.

June Carter Cash was born into a musical family in the hills of Virginia and soon began to travel and perform with the Carter Family as a young girl.

She marries and has two children, divorces and marries again.  This time to John R. Cash or Johnny as we have all come to know him.  They are a Brady bunch of sorts as John comes to the marriage with several girls as well and then they have a baby boy, John Carter Cash who is the author of this book.

John Carter has many tales to tell of life in a celebrity family.  Of their addictions and travels and success in the country music industry.

I enjoyed this book very much as I have long been enamored with the whole Carter clan and the Man in Black himself.  Great book John Carter!!