Check out these book reviews from Deena. Deena was a member of the Library’s Patron Service Team who recently retired. She has generously continued to share book reviews with us. Thank you, Deena!
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (DB81799)
Two people get together in their twilight years to combat loneliness and provide comfort to each other. They come to love, and respect one another and to have fun together.
For those that like literary fiction this is the book for you. This is the story of Christina Olson’s life. She is the woman who posed for Andrew Wyeth in the famous painting “Christina’s World”. In the painting she is in the grass, looking towards the house where she lived with her brother. Christina had a disease that in later years, eventually kept her from walking. She would scoot around in a chair in the house or if she went outdoors, she usually crawled. Andrew Wyeth was obsessed with her home, which was large and he took over a bedroom and used it as his studio. It was interesting to learn how Christina coped with her life. She always felt “different” and had trouble making friends and letting people into her life.
A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love and Overcoming by Kerri Rawson (DB109623)
Kerri Rawson was completely blindsided when her father (BTK) was arrested for killing people. It was unfathomable to her, that the father that she loved and always supported her was a murderer. Eventually she came to believe he was guilty of the crimes in which he was covicted. The trauma of finding out her father was a serial killer has caused her much anxiety and night terrors. She has thrown herself into helping others who are victims and trying find justice for unsolved cases.
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