Lark Writes...on books and life

Disclaimer:  I love Henry James. Ever since I first read The Portrait of a Lady  I have been an unapologetic fan of his writing. So, I am no...

Here are my answers to five random questions that are unapologetically bookish; what would your bookish answers be? 1. If you could have ...

The Daring Ladies of Lowell  by Kate Alcott " Alice pulled back the covers, easing herself into bed... The most important day of he...

I was a bit apprehensive about reading this particular classic. There seemed to be more unfavorable reviews of it than favorable, and I was ...

On library book triage.   Do you ever check out too many library books? This happens to me more often than it should. And when it does, I fi...

Author:   VanLiere, Donna Title: The Good Dream First Line: I didn't set out to be an old maid. My Thoughts:  I picked this book...

Alfred Chantrey Courbould--Girl Reading in a Sailboat "She had always been an unashamed reader of novels..." Barbara Pym...