Editorial Review – Ollie Ollie in Come Free

Title: Ollie Ollie In Come Free Author: Anne Bernard Becker Genre: Memoir Ollie Ollie In Come Free is the product of an author’s lifelong struggle to deal with and process the traumatic events of her childhood, and to analyze the repercussions that it inevitably had on her as an adult. This memoir is a moving, emotional, and intimately personal tale of a family who had experienced more than its fair… Read More Editorial Review – Ollie Ollie in Come Free

June 3, 2021May 29, 2021 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Surrender

Title: Surrender Author: Marylee MacDonald Genre: Memoir When fifteen-year-old Marylee MacDonald falls pregnant and must give her child up for adoption, she is forced to come to terms with her own childhood and adoption story. Set in the 1960s, Surrender is MacDonald’s memoir of her experience as a pregnant teen, an adopted daughter,… Read More Editorial Review – Surrender

January 23, 2021January 14, 2021 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Germ Warfare

Title: Germ Warfare Author: Dr. Adrian Fine Genre: Fiction Germ Warfare by Dr. Adrian Fine is a fictionalized memoir of his early years as a medical student and a doctor in the United Kingdom and Ireland, then in Canada, and his counterpart is Dr. Robert Cohen in the book. Humorous stories of Robert’s… Read More Editorial Review – Germ Warfare

October 14, 2020October 6, 2020 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Mud, Sweat, and Tears – Book Review

Mud, Sweat, and Tears – Guest Review Post My grandmother and I both share similar tastes in reading–classics and biographies/autobiographies. This Christmas, she gave me a copy of Bear Gryll’s autobiography, Mud, Sweat, and Tears.

January 4, 2020December 15, 2019 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Aid From Above

Title: Aid From Above Author: Kurtis Bell Genre: Memoir In Aid From Above, Kurtis Bell shares several stories of his experience as a flight nurse working on a medical helicopter. Covering a wide array of experiences, from traumas to joking around with his coworkers, this is a clear-cut, honest account of what it’s… Read More Editorial Review – Aid From Above

July 11, 2019July 8, 2019 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Dancing with Death

Title: Dancing with Death: An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure Author: Jean-Philippe Soulé Genre: Adventure / Travel / Memoir / Non-Fiction In this diary-style memoir, Dancing with Death follows two men on an experience of a lifetime.

February 20, 2019February 14, 2019 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – An Extraordinary Life

Title: An Extraordinary Life Author name: Daniel Freeman Genre: Memoir / Romance / Multicultural This memoir provides a detailed view of the marriage and overseas career of P. Frank–the author’s father–an African-American man who was drafted during World War II and stationed in Europe during and after the war.

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Kim’s Memoir

Title: Kim’s Memoir Author: Young-Koo Kim Genre: Memoir / Korean History Kim’s Memoir is the passionately told story of a prominent Korean jurist, naval officer, professor, and scholar of international law who spent his life serving South Korea, in particular doing legal work to ensure the security of the country’s Northern Limit Line.… Read More Editorial Review – Kim’s Memoir

November 4, 2018November 1, 2018 Book Review Directory1 Comment

Editorial Review – Fortune Favors the Bold

Title: Fortune Favors the Bold – A Woman’s Odyssey through a Turbulent Century Author name: Theodore Modis Genre: Creative Non-fiction / Biography / Memoir This creative nonfiction work looks at the life of Theodosia Modis, lover and wife of Giorgos Modis, the son of a significant martyr in the cultural and political conflict… Read More Editorial Review – Fortune Favors the Bold

October 1, 2018September 22, 2018 Book Review DirectoryLeave a comment

Editorial Review – Lessons in Poetry: For a Wayward Child of Sad Eyes and Lonely Heart

Title: Lessons in Poetry: For a Wayward Child of Sad Eyes and Lonely Heart Authors: Anita Garman and John Knowlton Genre: Memoir When her husband of 58 years dies, Anita is inconsolable at having lost her best friend, life companion, and soulmate. She slips in and out of periods of severe depression, struggling… Read More Editorial Review – Lessons in Poetry: For a Wayward Child of Sad Eyes and Lonely Heart

July 7, 2018July 3, 2018 Book Review Directory1 Comment